The prevalence of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) in a representative sample of the German population

Abstract Background Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a proposed new “condition for further study” in the DSM-5. To date no prevalence data has been available on this diagnostic entity from a representative sample of the general population. Methods A representative sample of the German population (...

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Main Authors: Paul L. Plener, Marc Allroggen, Nestor D. Kapusta, Elmar Brähler, Jörg M. Fegert, Rebecca C. Groschwitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-10-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-016-1060-x