Non-Suicidal Self Injury: Indian Perspective

Non - Suicidal Self - Injury : A Systemic Perspective

Daily emotion in non-suicidal self-injury.

OBJECTIVE While major theories of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) emphasize the behavior's role in emotion regulation, little is known about the daily emotional experiences of self-injurers. This study investigated the specific emotions that are characteristic of those who engage in NSSI. METHOD University students (n = 84) with either no history or a recent history of NSSI completed daily di...

Non-suicidal Self-Injury in Adolescence

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a common mental health threat among adolescents. This review aims to present the current literature on epidemiology, etiology, and therapeutic approaches with a focus on the period of adolescence. RECENT FINDINGS NSSI is widespread among adolescents both in community as well as in clinical settings with lifetime prevalence rates between 17 ...

Adolescent non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) interventions.

TOPIC Evidence-based treatment of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) in adolescents. PURPOSE To review the evidence base supporting current interventions for NSSI. SOURCES USED PubMed searches and ancestry analysis. CONCLUSIONS All treatments studied-developmental group therapy, individual cognitive-behavioral therapy, and dialectical behavioral therapy for adolescents-were found to be compa...

Is non-suicidal self-injury an "addiction"? A comparison of craving in substance use and non-suicidal self-injury.

There is debate among researchers regarding the most appropriate conceptual model of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). Some argue that NSSI is best viewed within an addictions framework. Because craving of substances is a key concept in the addictions literature, we sought to compare the nature of craving in NSSI and substance use. Measures of NSSI, substance use, and craving were administered t...