School Psychology Forum: Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
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Brain-based Classification of Negative Social Bias in Adolescents With Nonsuicidal Selfinjury: Findings From Simulated Online Social Interaction Irene Perini a, ⁎, Per A. Gustafsson a,b , J. Paul Hamilton a , R. Kämpe a , Leah M. Mayo a , Markus Heilig a,c,1 , Maria Zetterqvist a,b,1
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The development of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) during adolescence: A systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis. Lisa De Luca, Massimiliano Pastore, Benedetta Emanuela Palladino,, Birgit Reime, Patrick Warth, Ersilia Menesini
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Gratz, K., & Roemer, L. (2008). The Relationship Between Emotion Dysregulation and Deliberate Self-Harm Among Female Undergraduate Students at an Urban Commuter University. Cognitive Bheaviour Therapy, 37(1), 14-25.
Gyori D and Balazs J (2021) Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Perfectionism: A Systematic Review. Front. Psychiatry 12:691147. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.691147
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The Four-Function Model of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: Key Directions for Future Research Kate H. Bentley1 , Matthew K. Nock2 , and David H. Barlow1
Hawton, K., Bergen, H., Casey, D., Simkin, S., Palmer, B., Cooper, J., Kapur, N., Horrocks, J., House, A., Lilley, R., Noble, R., & Owens, D. (2007). Self-Harm in England: a tale of three cities. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 42(7), 513-521.
Heath, N., Toste, J., & Beettam, E. (2006). “I Am Not Well-Equipped”: High School Teachers’ Perceptions of Self-Injury. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 21(1/2), 73-92.
Hetrick SE, Subasinghe A, Anglin K, Hart L, Morgan A and Robinson J (2020) Understanding the Needs of Young People Who Engage in Self-Harm: A Qualitative Investigation
Hodgson, S. (2004). Cutting through the Silence: A Sociological Construction of Self-Injury. Sociological Inquiry, 74(2), 162-179.
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Jiao T, Guo S, Zhang Y, Li Y, Xie X, Ma Y, Chen R, Yu Y and Tang J (2022) Associations of depressive and anxiety symptoms with non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal attempt among Chinese adolescents: The mediation role of sleep quality. Front. Psychiatry 13:1018525. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1018525
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Mental Health, Suicidality, and Connectedness Among High School Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey, United States, January–June 2021 Sherry Everett Jones, PhD1; Kathleen A. Ethier, PhD1; Marci Hertz, MS1; Sarah DeGue, PhD2; Vi Donna Le, PhD2; Jemekia Thornton, MPA1; Connie Lim, MPA1; Patricia J Dittus, PhD1; Sindhura Geda, MS3
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Nock, M. K., Joiner, T. E., Gordon, K. H., Lloyd-Richardson, E., & Prinstein, M J. (2006). Non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents: Diagnostic correlates and relation to suicide attempts. Psychiatry Research, 144(1), 65-72.
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Practitioner Review: Common elements in treatments for youth suicide attempts and self-harm – a practitioner review based on review of treatment elements associated with intervention benefits Jocelyn I. Meza,1,2 Lucas Zullo,1 Sylvanna M. Vargas,1,2 Dennis Ougrin,3 and Joan R. Asarnow1
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Risk factors of suicidal spectrum behaviors in adults and adolescents with attention-defcit / hyperactivity disorder – a systematic review. Amalie Austgulen1†, Nanna Karen Gilberg Skram2†, Jan Haavik1,3 and Astri J. Lundervold2*
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