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Nonsuicidal Self Injury in Children and Adolescents

Nonsuicidal Self Injury in Children and Adolescents Vivek Agarwal, Rashmi Tiwari Address for correspondence: Dr. Vivek Agarwal, Editor JIACAM & Professor, Department of Psychiatry, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow. Email: drvivekagarwal06@gmail.com Introduction Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a common problem within the adolescent population all over the world .Suicide is the third leading cause of death for youth and for which one of the risk factor is a history of non-suicidal self-injurious behavior [1]. It has been introduced as a new diagnostic category in DSM-5. The DSM-5 defines NSSI as 5 or more days of engaging in self-injurious behavior that is performed with the motive of causing bodily harm but lacks suicidal intent [2]. It includes a range of behaviors that cause direct and deliberate harm to self generally in response to negative affective states [3]