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

Kapur, Navneet; Cooper, Jayne; O'Connor, Rory C; Hawton, Keith · Br J Psychiatry · 2013

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Abstract

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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