Journal
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW
Volume 38, Issue -, Pages 79-91Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2015.03.003
Keywords
Self-injury; Self-harm; Self-mutilation; Diagnosis; Borderline personality disorder
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- Brain and Behavior Research Foundation NARSAD [18791]
- Families for Borderline Personality Disorder Research
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After decades of researchers calling for the creation of a self-injury syndrome, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders listed Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) disorder as a condition for further study. The purpose of this review is to provide information about the current status of research on NSSI disorder, current arguments for and against the disorder's creation, and areas that require further research. Specifically, we address the five biggest obstacles to validation: the need for clear delimitation from other psychiatric disorders as well as suicidal behavior, the need to fully explore the developmental course of the disorder, empirically establishing the most appropriate diagnostic criteria, and the potential clinical utility of creating a new disorder. With further research in these key areas, we expect that there will soon be enough evidence for the validity of NSSI disorder to warrant its inclusion in a future edition of the DSM. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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