Clinical and anamnestic characteristics of adolescents of the Transbaikal Territory with suicidal and non-suicidal self-harming behavior (retrospective study)

Clinical and anamnestic characteristics of adolescents of the Transbaikal Territory with suicidal and non-suicidal self-harming behavior (retrospective study)

 

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E.V. Aksenova

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Chita State Medical Academy” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Chita, Russian Federation; State-Funded Healthcare Institution “Regional Clinical Psychiatric Hospital named after V.Kh. Kandinsky”, Chita, Russian Federation

S.E. Golygina

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Chita State Medical Academy” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Chita, Russian Federation

A.V. Sakharov

National Scientific Center for Narcology ‒ Branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Narcology named after V.P. Serbsky" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation

 

https://doi.org/10.26617/1810-3111-2026-1(130)-66-75

 

Journal: Siberian Herald of Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry. 2026; 1 (130):  66-75.

 

Abstract

Introduction. Suicidal behavior in adolescence is characterized by high prevalence, multifactorial determination, genetic predisposition, significant medical and social consequences, and regional differences. Objective: to study the main clinical and anamnestic characteristics of adolescents with suicidal and non-suicidal self-harming behavior based on the data of a psychiatric hospital of the Transbaikal Territory. Material and Methods. Archival materials (medical records, case histories) of 375 patients aged 15-17 years who underwent inpatient treatment in 2019-2023 at the State Healthcare Institution “Regional Clinical Psychiatric Hospital named after V.Kh. Kandinsky” for self-harming behavior were analyzed. Socio-demographic indicators, family history, clinical forms of autoaggressive behavior, psychiatric diagnoses, and associated behavioral risks were assessed. Results. The girls predominated in the sample (74.9%). Most adolescents with suicidal and non-suicidal self-harming behavior lived in cities (60.3%) and were raised in single-parent families (66.7%). Conflictual or formal intra-family relationships were identified in 70.9% of cases, and a hereditary history of psychopathology was found in 44.5%. Demonstrative (45.3%) and affective (24.8%) manifestations predominated in the clinical structure. Self-cutting was the most common method (43.5%). The leading causal factors were interpersonal conflicts (24.0%) and depressive experiences (17.3%). The demonstrative form of self-harming behavior was significantly associated with alcohol intoxication. Mixed disorders of behavior and emotions predominated in the structure of mental disorders (43.1%). Conclusion. Adolescents of the Transbaikal Territory with suicidal and non-suicidal self-harming behavior are characterized by pronounced social and family dysfunction, prevalence of demonstrative and affective forms of auto-aggressive behavior, and affective-behavioral disorders.

 

Keywords: suicidal behavior, self-harming behavior, adolescents, psychiatric hospital, Transbaikal Territory.

 

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For citation: Aksenova E.V., Golygina S.E., Sakharov A.V. Clinical and anamnestic characteristics of adolescents of the Transbaikal Territory with suicidal and non-suicidal self-harming behavior (retrospective study). Siberian Herald of Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry.2026, 1 (130): 66-75. https://doi.org/10.26617/1810-3111-2026-1(130)-66-75

 

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