title: Nonsuicidal self-injury in Indian adolescents: Nonexistent or unacknowledged?
abstract: Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) has been a neglected entity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In this correspondence (letter to the editor), authors are advocating for greater research in this area in LMICs as it will help to compare and contrast prevalence rates of NSSI in these countries with high-income countries (HICs), identify context-specific risk and protective factors to better understand the pathophysiology of NSSI and devise context-specific interventions resulting in improvement in adolescent mental health worldwide.
authors.affiliation: Orygen Youth Health Research Centre and the Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia shilpazq@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Shilpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.affiliation: Orygen Youth Health Research Centre and the Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia IMPACT Strategic Research Centre (Barwon Health), School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D044466:Asian People; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008603:Mental Health; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Nonsuicidal self-injury; adolescents; low- and middle-income countries