Non-suicidal self-injury v. attempted suicide: new diagnosis or false dichotomy?
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چکیده
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a term that is becoming popular especially in North America and it has been proposed as a new diagnosis in DSM-5. In this paper we consider what self-harm research can tell us about the concept of NSSI and examine the potential pitfalls of introducing NSSI into clinical practice.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
دوره 202 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013