cutting and other forms of derma-abuse in adolescents切割和其他形式的derma-abuse在青少年.pdfVIP

Vol.2, No.4, 366-375 (2010) Health doi:10.4236/health.2010.24055 Cutting and other forms of derma-abuse in adolescents 1 2 Hari D. Maharajh , Rainah Seepersad 1Department of Clinical Medicine, University of the West Indies, Trinidad, West Indies; drharim@ 2Psychologist, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of the West Indies, Trinidad, West Indies; rainahs@ Received 22 November 2009; revised 25 December 2009; accepted 28 December 2009. ABSTRACT the classification of suicidal behaviours with the general view that self-inflicted human blood release is equated to Cutting or self inflicted epidermal damage suicidal behaviour. The literature is replete with descrip- (derma-abuse) describes a number of blood- tive terminologies: Suicide and parasuicide [1] suicide letting behaviours among adolescents. Unlike and deliberate self poisoning/injury [2], and Non-fatal suicidal behaviour, it is associated with low le- deliberate self-harm [3]. Other synonyms are “self in- thality and the absence of suicidal attempts. The jury” (SI), “self-harm” (SH) “self-mutilation,” “deliber- purpose of this study is two-fold: Firstly, to ate self-harm”, (DSH) “self injurious behaviour” (SIB), present and discuss vignettes of four young