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What is Self injury?

Self-injury or self-infliction is deliberate injury inflicted by a person upon their own body without suicidal intent. These acts may be aimed at relieving otherwise unbearable emotions, sensations of unreality and numbness.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Emotional pain 6 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 2 2 Efficacy_moderate
anger/sadness/anxiety 2 0
Anxiety and frustration 1 0
Anger 1 0
Feeling emptiness 1 0

See all 14 patients currently using Self injury

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 1
Mild
 1
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Self injury

Scars 4
judgement 3
Pain 1
Infection 1

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Self injury

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Self injury

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 1 20%
Sometimes
 2 40%
Never
 2 40%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Self injury

Very
 3 60%
Somewhat
 1 20%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 20%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Self injury

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 4 100%

Report created on February 11, 2012.