Pediatr. praxi. 2008;9(6):383-387

WHY TEENAGERS HARM THEMSELVES?

MUDr. Magdalena Ryšánková
Dětská psychiatrická ambulance, Praha

Prevalence of the self injurious behavior (SIB) in adolescence has been on rise in the past several decades. It has been estimated between 14–39 % among common and 40–61 % among clinical adolescent population. Impulsive SIB as a primitive coping strategy (against emotional flooding or dissociation) is the most frequent type. The most common ways of self injuries represent minor suicidal risk, comorbid psychiatric disturbances are however associated with much higher risk. Biological vulnerability, types of attachment and traumatic life events concerning the impulsive type of self injurious behavior is stressed. Cues for an assessment of the suicidal risk are offered and further steps are recommended.

Keywords: Key words: self injurious behavior, impulsive type, adolescence.

Published: January 1, 2009  Show citation

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