OBJECTIVE The assessment of self-injurious thoughts has been limited by a reliance on what individuals are willing or able to report explicitly. The authors examined a new method that measures self-injurious thoughts by using individuals' reaction times to self-injury-related stimuli on a computerized test. METHOD Eighty-nine adolescents who were not self-injurious (N=36) or had recently enga...

BACKGROUND Fall-related injuries in older people are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Self-reported fall events in the last year is often used to estimate fall risk in older people. However, it remains to be investigated if the fall frequency and the consequences of the falls have an impact on the risk for subsequent injurious falls in the long term. The objective of this study was t...

BACKGROUND Intensive exercise training can lead to improvement in strength and functional performance in older people living at home and nursing home residents. There is little information whether intensive physical exercise may be applicable and effective in elderly patients suffering from the acute sequelae of injurious falls or hip surgery. OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility, safety and e...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this paper is to review the association between genetic syndromes and self-injurious behaviour. METHOD The information available from the literature on the subject of self-injurious behaviours and genetic syndromes was collated and presented with a critical appraisal. RESULTS Self-injurious behaviours are associated with some genetic syndromes. However, the causal ...

Research suggests that adolescents' engagement in nonsuicidal self-injurious (NSSI) behaviors may be increasing over time, yet little is known regarding distal longitudinal factors that may promote engagement in these behaviors. Data from two longitudinal studies are presented to examine whether NSSI may be associated with peer influence processes. Study 1 included 377 adolescents from a commun...