Brain scans and thinking tests aim to unlock secrets of Self-Harm
NCT ID NCT04905797
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how thinking skills and brain activity differ in people who self-harm compared to those who don't. Researchers interviewed 316 adults and gave them thinking tests, with some also having brain scans. The goal was to better understand self-harm to help create more personalized treatments in the future.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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316 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Clinical participants will be recruited though a cohort listed on an out-patient psychiatric clinic in Lund. Healthy controls will be recruited through through fliers placed on public advertisement boards.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria for persistent DSH group: * Adults 18-65 years. * Ability to leave informed consent. * Understands and uses the Swedish language without significant difficulties. * Psychiatric disorder and ongoing treatment at an adult psychiatric clinic. * DSH at least five times during the last three months, and DSH at least ten times during at least one year. Exclusion criteria for persistent DSH group: * No history of DSH, and/or DSH fewer than five times during the last three months and fewer than ten times during at least one year * Diagnosis of Intellectual disability * Diagnosis of chronic psychotic disorder * Hearing disability, visual impairment or motor disorder that rules out the ability to complete neurocognitive tasks Inclusion criteria for those who have ceased DSH group: * Adults 18-65 years. * Ability to leave informed consent. * Understands and uses the Swedish language without significant difficulties. * Psychiatric disorder and ongoing treatment at an adult psychiatric clinic. * No DSH during the last three months, but DSH at least ten times during at least one year. Exclusion criteria for those who have ceased DSH group: * Any DSH during the last three months, and/or fewer than ten times during the at least one year * Diagnosis of Intellectual disability * Diagnosis of chronic psychotic disorder * Hearing disability, visual impairment or motor disorder that rules out the ability to complete neurocognitive tasks Inclusion criteria for psychiatric disorder with no history of DSH group: * Adults 18-65 years. * Ability to leave informed consent. * Understands and uses the Swedish language without significant difficulties. * Psychiatric disorder and ongoing treatment at an adult psychiatric clinic. Exclusion criteria for psychiatric disorder with no history of DSH group: * Any DSH during the last three months, and more than two times during lifetime * Diagnosis of Intellectual disability * Diagnosis of chronic psychotic disorder * Hearing disability, visual impairment or motor disorder that rules out the ability to complete neurocognitive tasks Inclusion criteria for healthy control group: * Adults 18-65 years. * Ability to leave informed consent. * Understands and uses the Swedish language without significant difficulties. Exclusion criteria for healthy control group: * Diagnosed with any psychiatric disorder * Any DSH during the last three months, and more than two times during lifetime * Hearing disability, visual impairment or motor disorder that rules out the ability to complete neurocognitive tasks
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Psykiatri och habilitering, Region Skåne
Lund, Skåne County, 22185, Sweden
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