Self-Injurious Behavior
| Definition: |
Behavior in which persons hurt or harm themselves without the motive of suicide or of sexual deviation. |
| Notes: |
SELF MUTILATION is also available; DF: SELF INJ BEHAVIOR |
| Also Called: |
Parasuicide,Self-Destructive Behavior |
| Previously Indexed: |
Self Mutilation (1968-1991) |
Self-Injurious Behavior Categories.
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Suicide - The act of killing oneself. |
Self-Injurious Behavior Definitions and Terms
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