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Ystgaard, Mette; Arensman, Ella; Hawton, Keith; Madge, Nicola; van Heeringen, Kees; Hewitt, Anthea; de Wilde, Erik Jan; De Leo, Diego; Fekete, Sandor – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
This international comparative study addresses differences between adolescents who engage in deliberate self-harm (DSH) and who receive help following the DSH episode versus those who do not. A standardized self-report questionnaire was completed by pupils aged 14-17 in Australia, Belgium, England, Hungary, Ireland, The Netherlands, and Norway (n…
Descriptors: Health Services, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
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Amundsen, Ellen J.; Ravndal, Edle – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2010
Aim: To test whether the school-based Olweus prevention programme against bullying may have lasting effects on substance use, a hypothesis based on the characteristics of bullies having misconduct behaviour associated with substance use. Methods: The Olweus programme was introduced from grades 7 through 9 in four schools and monitored up to grade…
Descriptors: Experimental Schools, Bullying, Marijuana, Prevention
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Rossow, Ingeborg; Wichstrom, Lars – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1994
Analyzed self-reported history of parasuicide with respect to use of intoxicants in national sample of 12,000 Norweigan adolescents. Proportion of parasuicides was 8.3%, being higher among girls and those living without both parents; and rate increased with age, use of intoxicants, depression, and loneliness. Found positive associations between…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Alcohol Abuse, Depression (Psychology)