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Table 2 Prevalence Estimates of Deliberate Self-Harm in Adolescents by Year of Publication

From: International prevalence of adolescent non-suicidal self-injury and deliberate self-harm

Study

N- size

Age Range M (SD)*

Assessmenta

Lifetime Prevalence %

12-Month Prevalence %

6-Month Prevalence %

Country

Young et al. (2006) [49]

1,258

11-19

Single questionb Y/N

7.1

  

UK

Sourander et al. (2006) [50]

738

12-15

Single question Y/N

17.2

  

Finland

Sidharta & Jena (2006) [51]

1,205

14.73 (1.44)

Semistructured interview

18

6.1

 

India

Patton et al. (2007) [52]

3,332

12-15

Single question Y/N

 

3.7

 

US & Australia

Lundh et al. (2007) [53]

123

15

DSHI-9item

41.5

  

Sweden

Brunner et al. (2007) [54]

5,759

14.9 (0.73)

Single question Y/N

 

14.9

 

Germany

Portzky et al. (2008) [18]

4,431

15.45 (0.8)

Single question Y/N

10.4

7.1

 

Belgium

Portzky et al. (2008) [18]

4,458

15.5 (0.6)

Single question Y/N

4.1

2.6

 

Netherlands

Bjarehed & Lundh (2008) [55]

202

14.1

DSHI-9item

38.35

  

Sweden

Morey et al. (2008) [56]

3,881

15-17

Single question Y/N

9.1

5.7

 

Ireland

Nixon et al. (2008) [34]

568

14-21

Single question Y/N

16.9

  

Canada

Madge et al. (2008) [11]

30,477

14-17

Single question Y/N

8.8

5.7

 

EU

Larsson & Sund (2008) [57]

2,464

13.7 (0.58)

Single question Y/N

2.9

  

Norway

Laukkanen et al. (2009) [34]

4,205

13-18

Single question Y/N

21.7

10.2

 

Finland

van Rijsselberghe et al. (2009) [58]

4,500

16

Single question Y/N

10.4

7

 

Belgium

Shin et al. (2009) [59]

1,857

13.75 (1.0)

Single question Y/N

  

9.21

Korea

Kvernmo & Rosenvinge (2009) [60]

487

13-16

Single question (YSR)

12.5

  

Norway

O'Connor et al. (2009) [61]

2,008

15-16

Single question Y/N

13.8

9.8

 

Scotland

Landstedt & Gillander Gadin (2011) [62]

1,663

17

Two questions Yes/No

17.1

  

Sweden

Lundh et al. (2011) [63]

992

14.2

DSHI-9item

  

41.5

Sweden

Tsai et al. (2011) [64]

742

16.8 (1.2)

Single question Y/N

11.3

  

Taiwan

Cerutti et al. (2011) [65]

234

16.47 (1.7)

DSHI-17item

42

  

Italy

Kirchner et al. (2011) [66]

1,171

13.92 (1.33)

Single Question (YSR)

11.4

  

Catalonia

Moran et al. (2011) [67]

1802

15.9 (0.49)

5 Y/N Behaviors

8.3

5.1

2.2

Australia

Lucassen et al. (2011) [68]

8,002

Secondary Students

Single question Y/N

 

20.9

 

New Zealand

Wan et al. (2011) [69]

17,662

12-24

Behavior Check List

 

17

 

China

  1. Note: * Standard Deviations and mean ages were not always reported within sample descriptions. a SHBQ = Self-Harm Behavior Questionnaire, FASM = Functional Assessment of Self-Mutilation. b Most common wording of the single question was: "Have you ever deliberately taken an overdose or tried to harm yourself in some other way?" or, "Have you ever intentionally harmed yourself?"
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