Non-suicidal self-injury v. attempted suicide: new diagnosis or false dichotomy?

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 cli...

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Autores principales: Kapur, N, Cooper, J, O'Connor, R, Hawton, K
Formato: Journal article
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2013
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Sumario: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.