Suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-harm among university students: prevalence study

2019145 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Børge Sivertsen · Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Mari Hysing · University of Bergen

Marit Knapstad · Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Allison G. Harvey · University of California, Los Angeles

Anne Reneflot · Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Kari Jussie Lønning · Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

Rory C. O’Connor

Abstract

The observed high and increasing prevalence of suicidal thoughts and NSSH among college and university students is alarming, underscoring the need for further research, preferably registry-linked studies, to confirm whether the reported prevalence is representative of the student population as a whole.Declaration of interestNone.

Topics & Keywords

Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Mental Health Treatment and Access Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: BJPsych Open

Volume 5, Issue 2, pp. e26-e26

DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2019.4

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