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Self-harm

Self-harm is intentional behavior that causes harm to oneself. This is most commonly regarded as direct injury of one's own tissues, usually without suicidal intention. Other terms such as cutting, self-abuse, self-injury, and self-mutilation have been used for any self-harming behavior regardless of suicidal intent. Common forms of self-harm include…

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Causes
Mental disorders, psychological factors, genetics, drug and alcohol usage
Other names
Deliberate self-harm (DSH), self-injury (SI), nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI)
Specialty
Psychiatry, surgery, or emergency medicine if serious injuries occur

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Self-harm

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Triples188
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related to Therapy · 24
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related to Epidemiology · 13
Self-harm → About, Even, However, In, It, Many, NSSI, Recorded, SH, The, The World Health Organization, UK, United States
related to Developing world · 12
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related to Terminology · 12
Self-harm → Different, Less, NSSI, Others, Self-inflicted, SH, SI, SIB, Some, The, This, United Kingdom
related to Classification · 10
Self-harm → Although, American, George Gould, He, In, Karl Menninger, Menninger, There, This, Walter Pyle
related to Gender differences · 10
Self-harm → Adrien Cascarino, Aggregated, Analyzing, Barbara Brickman, For, However, Such, Suicide, The WHO/EURO Multicentre Study, This
has treatment · 9
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related to Elderly · 9
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related to Drugs and alcohol · 8
Self-harm → Alcohol, Benzodiazepine, DSH, England, Northern Ireland, Norway, Smoking, Substance
related to Psychological factors · 7
Self-harm → Abuse, Adolescents, Factors, Other, This, Transgender, Two

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Self-harmCausesMental disorders, psychological factors, genetics, drug and alcohol usage1.00infobox
Self-harmOther namesDeliberate self-harm (DSH), self-injury (SI), nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI)1.00infobox
Self-harmSpecialtyPsychiatry, surgery, or emergency medicine if serious injuries occur1.00infobox
Self-harmis acommon symptom of some personality disorders0.90text
cuttinginstance ofOther terms0.80text
self-abuseinstance ofOther terms0.80text
self-injuryinstance ofOther terms0.80text
and self-mutilation have been used for any self-harming behavior regardless of suicidal intentinstance ofOther terms0.80text
anxietyinstance ofsome use it as a coping mechanism to provide temporary relief of intense feelings0.80text
depressioninstance ofsome use it as a coping mechanism to provide temporary relief of intense feelings0.80text
stressinstance ofsome use it as a coping mechanism to provide temporary relief of intense feelings0.80text
emotional numbnessinstance ofsome use it as a coping mechanism to provide temporary relief of intense feelings0.80text

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