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ObjectiveTo explore the characteristics of adolescent non-suicidal self-injury （NSSI） behavior， and to enable clinicians to further understand adolescents with NSSI behavior， so as to make better clinical diagnosis and intervention. MethodsFrom July 2022 to June 2023， 120 adolescent patients with NSSI behavior were selected from the outpatient department of our hospital by convenience sampling， and the general demographic data were collected by self-made general situation questionnaire. The characteristics and motivation of NSSI among adolescents with NSSI were analyzed by using the NSSI questionnaire and Ottawa self-injury inventory （OSI）. ResultsThe average age of the first NSSI in the adolescents was 12.90±1.233， and the most common was 13 years old. The most common site of NSSI was the lower arm or wrist （58.33%）， followed by the hand （27.5%）. The most commonly used NSSI was "intentionally cutting oneself" （68.33%）； The most common motivation for NSSI is emotional regulation. ConclusionThere are significant differences in gender among adolescents with NSSI behavior. The age of first NSSI is concentrated， and the highest incidence is in the 11‒14 years old. The common way of self-injury is cutting. NSSI is usually associated with the intention to relieve suffering and is characterized by high frequency， using variety of methods， and low mortality. Adolescents with NSSI often choose to implement NSSI with emotion regulation as the main function， including external emotion regulation and internal emotion regulation.
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Objective To explore the relationship among depression,anxiety and social support in elderly patients in community outpatient clinic. Methods A total of 551 elderly outpatients from two com-munity health service centers of Hongkou District in Shanghai were evaluated with patient health question-naire-9 (PHQ-9),generalized anxiety disorder-7 (GAD-7),perceived social support scale( PSSS) for de-pression,anxiety,physical health and social support. Results The prevalence rates of depression and anxiety were 26. 1% and 17. 2%,respectively. The scores of PHQ-9 and GAD-7 were 2. 0(4. 0) and 1. 0(2. 0). There were statistically significant differences in the scores of family support,friend support,other support and social support among the elderly patients with different degrees of depression or anxiety (P<0. 01). Fam-ily support(B=-0. 196) and friend support(B=-0. 171) were protective factors of depression in elderly pa-tients in community outpatient clinic. Age,family support and friend support were protective factors of anxiety in elderly patients,while gender and fluctuation of physical diseases were protective factors of anxiety(P<0. 05). Con-clusions The depression and anxiety is intimately related to social support in elderly outpatients. Appropriate measures should be taken to optimize social support,mitigate bad mood negative improve their quality of life.