Self harm undiagnosed link to psychological disorder

Mental illness is not being diagnosed in up to 56% of children aged 7-24 presenting to the emergency department for treatment of deliberate self harm according to a recent study. Cutting, piercing or poisoning are examples of deliberate self harm, and often belie a depressive disorder which can lead to suicide. The report calls for greater referral to mental health teams to make assessments and recommendations for these troubled children.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by ABC News

Related Disease Topics:

• Mental illness
• Psychological disorder
• Self harm
• Deliberate self harm
• Suicide
• Depressive disorder

Related Symptom Topics:

• Cutting
• Piercing
• Poisoning

Article Source Details

About: Self harm undiagnosed link to psychological disorder

Date: 6 October 2005

Source: ABC News

URL: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthology/story?id=1189593

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of cutting
• Cause of tattoo
• Cause of piercing
• Cause of poisoning
• Cause of self harm
• Cause of deliberate self harm
• Cause of suicide
• Cause of childhood illness
• Risk and depressive disorder
• Risk and mental illness
• Risk and childhood mental illness
• Risk and psychological disorder
• Risk and mental disorder
• Risk and self harm
• Risk and deliberate self harm
• Undiagnosed
• Undiagnosed and cutting
• Undiagnosed and tattoo
• Undiagnosed and piercing
• Undiagnosed and poisoning
• Undiagnosed and self harm
• Undiagnosed and deliberate self harm
• Undiagnosed and suicide
• Undiagnosed and childhood illness
• Undiagnosed and depressive disorder
• Undiagnosed and mental illness
• Undiagnosed and childhood mental illness
• Undiagnosed and psychological disorder
• Undiagnosed and mental disorder

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