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Relations between nonsuicidal self-injury and suicidal behavior in adolescence: a systematic review

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Grandclerc, Salome, De Labrouhe, Diane, Spodenkiewicz, Michel, Lachal, Jonathan, Moro, Marie-Rose·2016·PLoS ONE
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0153760PMC PMC4835048
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Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicidal behaviors, both important issues in adolescent health care, are frequently associated and possibly clinically related. Our objective was to explore the views of relations between nonsuicidal self-injury and suicidal behaviors during adolescence and young adulthood (11-25 years) expressed in the scientific (medical and psychological) literature. We adopted a textual approach to the process of synthesis to tell the story of the findings from the included studies. Our narrative systematic review of 64 articles found that they share the same risk factors. Integrated models envision nonsuicidal self-injury as a gateway enabling teens to acquire the capability for suicide. Because suicidal behavior short-circuits thought, it is difficult to conceive an intention to die during adolescents' acts of self-injury. Intention is constructed by the narrative of the act, influenced by numerous elements from the psychopathologic, cultural, religious, and philosophic context. Techniques of mentalizing-based treatments and work on the meaning that adolescents attribute to their behaviors might improve care.

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  • Regardless of intent, the risk of dying by suicide is elevated in those who engage in self-harm.

    “regardless of intent, the risk of dying by suicide is elevated in those who engage in self-harm (Hawton 2015a; Grandclerc 2016).”

    From Prevention of self-harm and suicide in young people up to the age of 25 in education settings (2024) · cites this paper as Grandclerc 2016

    The Introduction reports that suicide risk is significantly higher after nonsuicidal self-injury, supporting the claim that risk can be elevated even without suicidal intent. The review focuses on adolescents and does not establish the stated risk of dying by suicide for all people who self-harm, regardless of intent. No page number is available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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Authors
Grandclerc, S., De Labrouhe, D., Spodenkiewicz, M., Lachal, J., & Moro, M.-R.
Affiliations
Université Paris-Sud (FR)
ORCID
Venue
PLoS ONE
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Published
2016-04-18
Volume
11
Issue
4
Pages
e0153760
ISSN
1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0153760
PMC
PMC4835048
OpenAlex
W2340245259
Cited by
332
References
99
Citations by year
2026: 24 · 2025: 41 · 2024: 35 · 2023: 37 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 46 · 2020: 40 · 2019: 26 · 2018: 35 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 5 · 2014: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
3.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Keywords
non-suicidal self-injury, suicidal behavior, adolescents, young adults, suicide risk factors, suicidal intent, adolescent mental health
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Attitude to Death, Humans, Risk Factors, Suicide, Attempted, Self-Injurious Behavior, Suicidal Ideation

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