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Self-harm type I and Type II result in no injury and nonfatal injury respectively, while Self-Inflicted Unintentional Death, often called accidental suicide, is self-harm that has resulted in death. It is defined as from self-inflicted injury, poisoning, or suffocation where there is evidence that there was no intent to die.
Self-harm refers to intentional behaviors that cause harm to oneself. This is most commonly regarded as direct injury of one's own skin tissues, usually without suicidal intention. [1] [2] [3] Other terms such as cutting, self-injury, and self-mutilation have been used for any self-harming behavior regardless of suicidal intent.
A self-inflicted wound (SIW) or self-inflicted injury (SII) is a physical injury done to oneself. This may occur in contexts including: Suicide or suicide attempt [1] Self-harm (non-suicidal self-injury) [1] As a result of an organic brain syndrome [2]: S82 Pursuit of an ulterior motive, including: To avoid military service [3]: 96
Self-destructive behavior is often considered to be synonymous with self-harm, but this is not accurate. Self-harm is an extreme form of self-destructive behavior, but it may appear in many other guises. Just as personal experience can affect how extreme one's self-destructive behavior is, self-harm reflects this. [7]
Non-suicidal self-harm is common with 18% of people engaging in self-harm over the course of their life. [154]: 1 Acts of self-harm are not usually suicide attempts and most who self-harm are not at high risk of suicide. [155] Some who self-harm, however, do still end their life by suicide, and risk for self-harm and suicide may overlap. [155]
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And self-harm is an epidemic, Walsh tells Yahoo Life, pointing to 2018 data which found that over 30,000 adolescents had self-injured at least once in the past year; prevalence was higher among ...
Self-abuse may refer to: Self-inflicted wound, harm to one's own body Self-harm, the intentional, direct injuring of one's own body without suicidal intentions; Self-destructive behavior, patterns of behavior to inflict metaphorical or literal harm on oneself; A derogatory euphemism for masturbation