Adverse childhood experiences and adult self-harm in a female forensic population
BJPSYCH BULLETIN(2022)
摘要
Aims and method This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among patients in a female forensic psychiatric inpatient medium-secure unit, and to analyse the link between ACEs, adulthood self-harm and associated comorbidities and risk factors. The study used a cross-sectional design, with data gathered from the anonymised electronic health records of patients. Results It was found that there was a high prevalence of both ACEs and self-harm among this patient group, and that there was a relationship between the two; those with more ACEs were more likely to have self-harmed during adulthood. Of the individual ACE categories, it was also demonstrated that emotional abuse had a significant association with adulthood self-harm. Clinical implications In medium-secure settings for women, implementation of trauma-informed care will be beneficial because of the high number of those with mental disorders who have experienced adversity during their childhood.
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Trauma, forensic mental health services, in-patient treatment, self-harm, adverse childhood experiences
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