Adolescent self-harm in Ghana: a qualitative interview-based study of first-hand accounts

Abstract Background Recent prevalence studies suggest that self-harm among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa is as common as it is in high income countries. However, very few qualitative studies exploring first-person accounts of adolescent self-harm are available from sub-Saharan Africa. We sought...

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Main Authors: Emmanuel N-B Quarshie, Mitch G. Waterman, Allan O. House
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-020-02599-9