Risk factors for Self-Harm
Risk factors for Self-Harm
| Risk factor | Examples |
| Suicidal ideation | |
| Previous suicide attempt | |
| Suicide intent (i.e. extent to which an individual wishes to die) | |
| Non-suicidal self-injury | |
| Precipitating events | family conflict; loss of parent through death or divorce or living away from one or both parents; other interpersonal conflict; being a victim or perpetrator of bullying |
| Sexual orientation and gender identity | |
| Psychopathology | MDD/MDD severity/symptoms of MDD, such as feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness, and low positive expectancies; bipolar disorders; alcohol use disorder and other substance use disorders; anxiety disorders; post-traumatic stress disorder; psychosis; eating disorders; ADHD; conduct disorder; personality disorders and characteristics (e.g. antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorders); psychiatric comorbidity (i.e. more than one psychiatric disorder) |
| Psychological and personality factors | impulsivity; impulsive aggression; neuroticism; perceived burdensomeness; poor coping and problem-solving abilities; low self-esteem; high levels of anger; perception of expectation of perfectionism; negative self-referential thinking (i.e. processing bias that over-emphasizes negative information) and negative inferential style (i.e. believing negative events predict negative outcomes in the future) |
| Sleep problems | |
| Family history of suicide | |
| Childhood maltreatment | |
| Psychiatric hospitalization | |
| Contagion |