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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING
Volume 123, Issue 6, Pages 44-47Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000938732.60723.b9
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nonsuicidal self-injury; self-inflicted harm; self-injury
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Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is an increasing concern in the healthcare community, recognized as a separate disorder from suicidal intent. This article provides an overview of NSSI, including risk factors, clinical assessment, and preventive efforts.
Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is an area of growing concern for the health care community, as evidenced by its identification as a Healthy People 2030 objective and as a condition for further study in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. In the past, nurses may have identified patients who cut or harmed themselves as having suicidal intent, yet NSSI is increasingly recognized and investigated as a separate disorder. This article provides an overview of NSSI, including information about risk factors, clinical assessment, and preventive efforts.
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