A screening study of non-suicidal forms self-injurious behavior in persons of draft age

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OBJECTIVE

Study was aimed to determine the prevalence, structure and causes of non-suicidal self-injuries in 193 men aged 19.68±2.07.

METHOD

Assessment of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) was performed with clinical interview and the scale on self-harm behavior (Polskaya, 2014).

RESULTS

The study revealed that 38.7% (75 persons) in the sample committed an act of self-harm at least once in their life. The most common acts of instrumental self-harm were striking with a fist, leg, head or body by hard surfaces and self-cutting. Among somatic self-harm, nail biting, lip, cheeks and tongue biting, as well as skin combing and creating obstacles for wound healing were founded.

CONCLUSION

Non-suicidal self-injurious behavior of persons of military age presented by the tools and somatic self-harm and caused by the factors of «regaining control over emotions», «impact on others», «stress relief».

Keywords:

non-suicidal self-injury

NSSI

self-harming behavior

draft age

Authors:

Evseev V.D.

Mental Health Research Institute of the Tomsk National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Peshkovskaya A.G.

Mental Health Research Institute of the Tomsk National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Bokhan N.A.

Mental Health Research Institute of the Tomsk National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Science

ORCID: 0000-0002-1052-855X

Mandel A.I.

Mental Health Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences

Received:

01.08.2020

Accepted:

17.09.2020

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