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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 10.
Published in final edited form as: Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2010 Feb;40(1):50–62. doi: 10.1521/suli.2010.40.1.50

TABLE 4. Mental Health Correlates by Degree of Self-Harm.

NONE (no history of self-harm)1
(n = 580)
SM (self-mutilation only)
(n = 117)
OR1 (95% CI)2 SA (suicide attempt only)
(n = 184)
OR1 (95% CI)2 BOTH (both self-mutilation and attempted suicide)
(n = 111)
OR1 (95% CI)2
% Depressive episode 46 65 2.13 (1.39–3.24)** 72 2.91 (2.02–4.21)** 78 3.77 (2.31–6.14)**
% Posttraumatic stress disorder 24 29 ns 40 1.98 (1.38–2.84)** 53 3.20 (2.06–4.95)**
% Panic disorder 18 26 ns 26 1.56 (1.05–2.33)* 45 3.50 (2.14–5.47)**
% Anti-social personality disorder 34 35 ns 43 1.49 (1.05–2.13)* 53 2.50 (1.62–3.88)**
% Screening for borderline personality disorder 39 55 2.09 (1.38–3.16)* 66 2.89 (2.02–4.12)** 84 8.03 (4.67–13.80)**
% High impulsivity 23 24 ns 33 1.65 (1.13–2.39)* 50 3.05 (1.98–4.71)**
% Multiple lifetime suicide attempts 0 0 55 11.16 (7.54–16.52)** 76 22.72 (13.84–37.30)**
1

Reference group: no self-harm history;

2

Adjusted for age, gender, and employment status.

*

p < 0.05,

**

p < 0.001

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