Psychiatric and Self-Injury Profiles of Adolescent Suicide Attempters versus Adolescents Engaged in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

Self-injurious implicit attitudes among adolescent suicide attempters versus those engaged in nonsuicidal self-injury.

BACKGROUND Suicide is among the most important mental health issues affecting adolescents today despite much research on its detection and prevention. Beyond suicide attempts (SAs), clinicians are increasingly confronted with another, potentially related problem: non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI)-defined as the deliberate destruction of body tissue without intent to die. NSSI may increase risk fo...

Direct and Indirect Peer Socialization of Adolescent Nonsuicidal Self-Injury.

This study examined direct and indirect forms of peer socialization of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) in adolescent friendship networks. Data were collected among 348 adolescents (55% females; Mage = 15.02 years; SD = 0.53) at 4 assessment waves. Stochastic actor-based models revealed no evidence for direct socialization of NSSI: adolescents whose friends reported higher NSSI did not increase ...

Risk-factor differences for nonsuicidal self-injury and suicide attempts in Mexican psychiatric patients

BACKGROUND The present study compared sociodemographic characteristics, comorbidities with substance use, and impulsivity features in three groups of psychiatric patients - suicide attempters, nonsuicidal self-injury, and nonsuicidal without self-injury - to determine the predictive factors for nonsuicidal self-injury or suicide behavior. PATIENTS AND METHODS Demographic features and self-rep...

Nonsuicidal self-injury: a clear marker for suicide risk.

Nonsuicidal self-injury disorder: an empirical investigation in adolescent psychiatric patients.

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a growing public health concern, especially among adolescents. In the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, NSSI is classified as a criterion of borderline personality disorder (BPD). However, a distinct NSSI disorder will now be included in DSM-5 as a "condition requiring further study." It is important to note that, at ...