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Research Article: Understanding Comorbidity Between Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Depressive Symptoms in a Clinical Sample of Adolescents: A Network Analysis

Date Published: 2024-01-04

Abstract:
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is the deliberate and socially unacceptable destruction of one’s body tissue without suicidal intent, including cutting, scratching, burning, scalding, banging limbs/head, and hair pulling. It has been reported that NSSI typically occurs during adolescence. The prevalence of NSSI is over .% in adolescents and .% in adults. Adolescence is a significant period for brain development, in which neuroplasticity may be a risk and vulnerability to mental health attacks. Previous research has shown that self-injury not only repeatedly inflicts painful physical injuries on adolescents, but also affects their cognitive and affective neurodevelopmental trajectories and maladaptive coping loops later in life.–

Introduction:
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is the deliberate and socially unacceptable destruction of one’s body tissue without suicidal intent, including cutting, scratching, burning, scalding, banging limbs/head, and hair pulling. It has been reported that NSSI typically occurs during adolescence. The prevalence of NSSI is over .% in adolescents and .% in adults. Adolescence is a significant period for brain development, in which neuroplasticity may be a risk and vulnerability to mental health attacks. Previous research…

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