Self-Injury and Externalizing Pathology: A Systematic Literature Review
dc.contributor.author | Meszaros, G., Horvath, L. O., & Balazs, J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-02T15:57:33Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-06-02T15:57:33Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: During the last decade there is a growing scientific interest in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). The aim of the current paper was to review systematically the literature with a special focus on the associations between self-injurious behaviours and externalizing psychopathology. An additional aim was to review terminology and measurements of self-injurious behaviour and the connection between self-injurious behaviours and suicide in the included publications. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted on 31st December 2016 in five databases (PubMed, OVID Medline, OVID PsycINFO, Scopus, Web of Science) with two categories of search terms (1. nonsuicidal self-injury, non-suicidal self-injury, NSSI, self-injurious behaviour, SIB, deliberate self-harm, DSH, self-injury; 2. externalizing disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, conduct disorder, CD, oppositional defiant disorder, OD, ODD). Results: Finally 35 papers were included. Eleven different terms were found for describing self-injurious behaviours and 20 methods for measuring it. NSSI has the clearest definition. All the examined externalizing psychopathologies had strong associations with self-injurious behaviours according to: higher prevalence rates in externalizing groups than in control groups, higher externalizing scores on the externalizing scales of questionnaires, higher symptom severity in self-injurious groups. Eight studies investigated the relationship between suicide and self-injurious behaviours and found high overlap between the two phenomena and similar risk factors. Conclusions: Based on the current findings the association between externalizing psychopathology and self-injurious behaviours has been proven by the scientific literature. Similarly to other reviews on self-injurious behaviours the confusion in terminology and methodology was noticed. NSSI is suggested for use as a distinct term. Further studies should investigate the role of comorbid conditions in NSSI, especially when internalizing and externalizing pathologies are both presented. (Author Abstract) | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Meszaros, G., Horvath, L. O., & Balazs, J. (2017). Self-injury and externalizing pathology: a systematic literature review. BMC psychiatry, 17(1), 160. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5415783/pdf/12888_2017_Article_1326.pdf | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11212/3369 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | BMC Psychiatry | en_US |
dc.subject | child abuse | en_US |
dc.subject | psychological effects | en_US |
dc.subject | self-harm | en_US |
dc.subject | self-mutilation | en_US |
dc.subject | self-inflicted injury | en_US |
dc.subject | literature review | en_US |
dc.title | Self-Injury and Externalizing Pathology: A Systematic Literature Review | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |