For decades, knowledge about nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) was limited to only a small
handful of empirical studies. However, the last 10 to 15 years have witnessed an explosion …

Nonsuicidal self-injury rapid but temporary relief from disturbing thoughts, feelings, and
emotions. For approximately 90% of patients, NSSI decreases symptoms, most commonly …

Objective: Deficits in emotion regulation have been implicated in nonsuicidal self-injury
(NSSI) by both theory and research. Research indicates that NSSI is commonly performed …

Background: Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is widely thought to serve an emotion-regulatory
function. Method: The focus of the present paper is to provide a conceptual framework for …

Background A broad variety of different functions can underlie acts of Non-suicidal self-injury
(NSSI). Whilst research so far has identified many of the commonly reported functions, no …

Objective: Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), the deliberate, self-inflicted damage of bodily
tissue without the intent to die, is associated with various negative outcomes. Although basic …

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 …

The motivation to avoid pain and injury is a fundamental instinct, crucial to the survival of
individuals and species. Yet, each year, millions of people purposefully and directly injure …

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) involves deliberate and intentional injury to body tissue that
occurs in the absence of suicidal intent. Typical examples here might include self-cutting …

Self-injurious behaviors (SIB) refer to behaviors that cause direct and deliberate harm to
oneself, including nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), suicidal behaviors, and suicide. Although in …