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      Psychotherapeutic approaches to non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents

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          Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among adolescents is gaining increasing attention in both clinical and scientific arenas. The lifetime prevalence of NSSI is estimated to vary between 7.5% to 8% for preadolescents, increasing to between 12% and 23% for adolescents. Despite the prevalence and the increasing interest in NSSI, few psychotherapeutic treatments have been designed specifically for NSSI, and no treatments have been evaluated specifically for the treatment of NSSI among adolescents. Consequently, child and adolescent clinicians are left with little evidence-based guidance for treating this challenging population. To provide some guidance, evaluations of treatments for adults with NSSI and for adolescents with related conditions, such as deliberate self-harm and borderline personality disorder, are reviewed. Clinical guidelines and resources are also discussed to assist with the gaps in the knowledge base for treatment of NSSI among adolescents.

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                Journal
                Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health
                Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health
                Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
                BioMed Central
                1753-2000
                2012
                30 March 2012
                : 6
                : 14
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, Center for Evidence-Based Practice, 1650 Moon Lake Blvd, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169, USA
                [2 ]Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 710 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
                [3 ]College of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Argosy University, 999 N. Plaza Drive, Schaumburg, IL, 60173, USA
                Article
                1753-2000-6-14
                10.1186/1753-2000-6-14
                3782878
                22463499
                205eeaa8-7e8b-43f1-8cad-93bbd313844e
                Copyright ©2012 Washburn et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

                This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

                History
                : 17 November 2011
                : 30 March 2012
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                Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
                treatment,non-suicidal self-injury,review,psychotherapy,adolescent

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