> It is commonly stated that psycho-social crises and acts of deliberate
self
> harm increase around emotionally charged festivals like Christmas and New
> Year ( and perhaps will even more over the coming Millennium celebrations)
> Does anyone know of any evidence to support this assertion. I found one
> reference "It has previously been reported [Davenport & Birtle, 1990] that
> there is a positive association between nonfatal deliberate self-harm in
> adolescents and emotionally charged festivals, such as St Valentine's Day
> and Christmas Day. ", do you know of any others?
In fact Norgate showed the opposite effect among adolescents. There was no
relationship with publically celebrated fectivals (unlike adults), but there
was a relationship with birthdays.
Norgate K. 1994 Deliberate self harm in children and adolescents Paediatric
Nursing 8(6) pp16-17
Andrew
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