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Risks for further deliberate self-harm

Authoring team

Further episodes of deliberate self-harm are more likely in the presence of the following risk factors:

  • past psychiatric history
  • past history of parasuicide
  • diagnosis of psychopathy
  • alcohol problems
  • drug problems
  • low socioeconomic status
  • unemployment
  • delinquency

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