title: Clinical utility of proposed non-suicidal self-injury diagnosis--a pilot study.
abstract: In the forthcoming fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), a new diagnosis is proposed: non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). To test its clinical utility in a pilot study, NSSI criteria were assessed in 39 young psychiatric outpatients with self-harm behavior. There were no differences between the NSSI (n = 18) and the non-NSSI (n = 21) groups concerning other diagnoses, including borderline personality disorder (BPD) (22% vs. 24%). However, NSSI patients had more suicidal behavior than non-NSSI patients. This pilot study indicates that the NSSI diagnosis is different from BPD, but it does not delimit suicidal behavior.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, University Hospital , SE 751 85 Uppsala , Sweden .
authors.forename: Charlotta Benezeder
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Odelius
authors.forename: Mia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramklint
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D010045:Outpatients / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult