| Title: | Influences on and prevention of self-harm behavior among the most at-risk adolescents : study protocol for the SH-MARA prospective longitudinal cohort study |
|---|
| Authors: | ID Sernec Podnar, Lana (Author)
ID Tomažič, Petra (Author)
ID Tomašević Kramer, Anja (Author)
ID Plemeniti Tololeski, Barbara (Author)
ID Tasevski, Gorjan (Author)
ID Rosenstein, Žiga (Author)
ID Klemenčič, Simona (Author)
ID Battelino, Tadej (Author)
ID Vrhovšek, Blaž (Author)
ID Lahovnik, Tadej (Author)
ID Kovač, Jernej (Author)
ID Sharp, Carla (Author)
ID Jenko Bizjan, Barbara (Author)
ID Karakatič, Sašo (Author)
ID Drobnič Radobuljac, Maja (Author) |
|---|
| Files: |  s12888-025-07298-x.pdf (1,10 MB)
MD5: 44D4A51A6C256D2CE988D14E1507B420
|
|---|
| Language: | English |
|---|
| Work type: | Article |
|---|
| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
|---|
| Organization: | FERI - Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
|
|---|
| Abstract: | Background Both suicidal and non-suicidal self-injuring behaviors (NSSI) are common during adolescence In Slovenia, adolescent suicide rates are high, making suicide the leading cause of death in the year 2022 in this age group. These behaviors are influenced by a complex interplay of environmental, psychological, and genetic factors. Previous research has identified risk and protective factors mainly for suicidal behavior in adults, a notable gap in understanding these factors in adolescents remains, especially for NSSI. Notably there is an important lack of effective clinical tools or psychometric assessment methods to reliably assess the risk for either suicidal or NSSI behaviors in acutely hospitalized adolescents. Methods and analysis The proposed study uses a mixed-method observational design consisting of a prospective longitudinal cohort component involving adolescents hospitalized for high risk of DSH, and a cross-sectional comparison with a control group of healthy adolescents recruited from primary care settings. It is aimed at identifying genetic, psychosocial, and clinical factors associated with suicidal behaviors and NSSI in adolescents. The study group is recruited from adolescents aged 12–19, admitted to the Intensive Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit in Ljubljana due to severe self-harm risk. Exclusion criteria include involuntary treatment, acute psychotic disorders, intellectual disability, severe physical or central nervous system illnesses and acute intoxication. The control group comprises adolescents of comparable age, recruited through regular scheduled health check-ups in Slovenia. Exclusion criteria include suicidality, severe mental disorder, a history of self-harm behavior in a first-degree relative, intellectual disability, severe physical or central nervous system illnesses and acute intoxication. Enrollment runs from February 1, 2023, to December 31, 2025. Participation is voluntary, requiring parental or guardian consent for those 14 or younger |
|---|
| Keywords: | adolescents, deliberate self-harm, non-suicidal self-injury, suicidal behavior, intensive psychiatry, personality disorder, traumatic experience, genetics, epigenetics |
|---|
| Publication status: | Published |
|---|
| Publication version: | Version of Record |
|---|
| Submitted for review: | 15.07.2025 |
|---|
| Article acceptance date: | 05.08.2025 |
|---|
| Publication date: | 07.10.2025 |
|---|
| Publisher: | BioMed Central |
|---|
| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
|---|
| Number of pages: | 8 str. |
|---|
| Numbering: | Vol. 25, [article no.] 943 |
|---|
| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-95735  |
|---|
| UDC: | 615.89 |
|---|
| ISSN on article: | 1471-244X |
|---|
| COBISS.SI-ID: | 253567491 |
|---|
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12888-025-07298-x |
|---|
| Copyright: | © The Author(s) 2025 |
|---|
| Publication date in DKUM: | 17.10.2025 |
|---|
| Views: | 180 |
|---|
| Downloads: | 11 |
|---|
| Metadata: |    |
|---|
| Categories: | Misc.
|
|---|
|
:
|
Copy citation |
|---|
| | | | Average score: | (0 votes) |
|---|
| Your score: | Voting is allowed only for logged in users. |
|---|
| Share: |  |
|---|
Hover the mouse pointer over a document title to show the abstract or click
on the title to get all document metadata. |
