Table 5 Prevalence of suicidal thoughts/plans in those whose most recent episode of self-harm was associated with a desire to die, those who self-harmed with no desire to die, and those who have never self-harmed 1
From: Adolescent self-harm and suicidal thoughts in the ALSPAC cohort: a self-report survey in England
Never self-harmed (n = 3,905) N (%) | Self-harmed did not want to die (n = 676) N (%) | Self-harmed wanted to die (n = 229) N (%) | Total N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Has ever felt that life is not worth living | 597 (15.4) | 338 (50.6) | 220 (96.1) | 1,155 (24.2) |
Has ever wished was dead | 425 (10.9) | 279 (41.3) | 215 (93.9) | 919 (18.9) |
Has ever thought of killing self | 304 (7.8) | 254 (37.6) | 207 (90.4) | 765 (15.8) |
Has ever made plans to kill self | 29 (0.7) | 59 (8.7) | 121 (52.8) | 209 (4.3) |