BMJ  2006;332 (6 May), doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.0-d

Goth subculture is strongly linked with self harm and attempted suicide

Identification with the Goth youth subculture is strongly associated with self harm and attempted suicide. A longitudinal cohort study by Young and colleagues (p 1058) of 1258 people aged 19 who had been followed up since they were 11, found that the prevalence of self harm and attempted suicide were 53% and 47% respectively among the participants who identified mostly strongly with the Goth subculture. Prevalences of self harm and attempted suicide in the whole sample were 7% and 6%.

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