Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

Practice Briefs

Contributors: Julia L. WhisenhuntVictoria E. Kress

Non-Suicidal Self-Injury is "the intentional destruction of one’s body tissue without suicidal intent and for purposes not socially sanctioned” (Klonsky, Muehlenkamp, Lewis, & Walsh, 2011, p. 6). Self-injury can include, but is not limited to: cutting, self-hitting, pin-pricking, skin-picking, embedding, burning, swallowing foreign objects, and head-banging"

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Citation:

Whisenhunt, J. L., & Kress, V. E. (2016, August). Non-suicidal self-injury [Practice Brief]. Counseling Nexus. https://doi.org/10.63134/ABLB1398

Metadata

  • container title
    Practice Briefs
  • publisher
    American Counseling Association
  • publisher place
    Alexandria, VA
  • rights holder
    American Counseling Association
  • version
    1
  • doi
    https://doi.org/10.63134/ABLB1398