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The impact of quality and quantity of social support on help-seeking behavior prior to deliberate self-harm.
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General hospital psychiatry [Gen Hosp Psychiatry] 2011 Jan-Feb; Vol. 33 (1), pp. 37-44. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Dec 03. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Objective: Little is known about use of formal or informal help-seeking resources prior to deliberate self-harm (DSH) outside Western settings. The aim of the study was to investigate help-seeking behavior and correlates of this prior to self-harm in an East Asian setting.<br />Methods: Over a year period, consecutive attendees at a general hospital emergency room in Taiwan with DSH were asked about prior medical contact and informal help-seeking in the month prior to DSH. Self-reported social support/network was measured using the Close Persons Questionnaire.<br />Results: The mean age of the 209 participants was 35.2 years (S.D.=13.3), with three times more women (75.6%) than men. Nearly half had made medical contact (47.1%) or sought informal help (54.1%) within the month prior to DSH. After adjustment, higher level of confiding and practical support were associated with seeking informal help (odds ratio [OR] 1.14, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06-1.23; OR 1.17, 95% CI 1.04-1.32, respectively). Prior medical contact was negatively associated with higher social network outside the home (OR 0.91, 95% CI 0.85-0.98).<br />Conclusion: Social support/network potentially modifies help-seeking behavior prior to DSH. Quality rather than quantity of social support was associated with seeking informal support, with the reverse pattern associated with prior medical contact.<br /> (Crown Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- Adult
Confidence Intervals
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Surveys and Questionnaires
Taiwan epidemiology
Young Adult
Patient Acceptance of Health Care statistics & numerical data
Self-Injurious Behavior classification
Self-Injurious Behavior epidemiology
Self-Injurious Behavior therapy
Social Support
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-7714
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- General hospital psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21353126
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.10.006