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Table 5 Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and Healthcare for psychiatric disorders among adolescents using sex as self-injury (SASI) or not (non-SASI)

From: Self-reported frequency of sex as self-injury (SASI) in a national study of Swedish adolescents and association to sociodemographic factors, sexual behaviors, abuse and mental health

 

SASI

n = 117–125

Non-SASI

n = 5442–5618

Total

n = 5559–5743

χ2

df

p value

n

%

n

%

n

%

Non-suicidal self-injury

82

65.6

933

16.6

1015

17.7

201.7

1

<.001

Healthcare for psychiatric disorders

         

Depression/anxiety

75

61.0

1005

18.2

1080

19.2

141.8

1

<.001

Eating disorders

34

28.8

289

5.3

323

5.8

 

1

<.001

ADHD/ADD or similar

21

17.6

387

7.1

408

7.3

116.8

1

<.001

Autism/Asperger

8

6.8

100

1.8

108

1.9

  

.002*

Suicide attempt

38

31.4

191

3.5

229

4.1

19.2

 

<.001*

Alcohol/drug abuse

14

12.0

111

2.0

125

2.2

  

<.001*

  1. * Fishers exact test
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

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