[Prevalence and risk factors of non-suicidal self-injury behavior]. / Rasprostranennost' i faktory riska nesuitsidal'nogo samopovrezhdayushchego povedeniya.

The prevalence of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) behavior in adolescents has increased significantly in the early 21st century. The phenomenon of NSSI behavior has become one of the key health problems in the field of adolescent psychiatry and psychology over the past decade worldwide. However, the social characteristics and factors influencing NSSI are very different in different regions of the world. Studies of self-harming behavior indicate that the upward trend is almost equally relevant for developing and developed countries. To date, the methodological basis for the diagnosis of NSSI has not been sufficiently developed in the Russian Federation, there are only some studies of NSSI both from an empirical perspective and in the context of the search for risk factors, causes and functions, models of comorbidity with mental disorders.

[A screening study of non-suicidal forms self-injurious behavior in persons of draft age]. / Skriningovoe issledovanie nesuitsidal'nykh form samopovrezhdayushchego povedeniya u lits prizyvnogo vozrasta.

A screening study on non-suicidal self-injurious behavior in men of military age was conducted. 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 emotions¼, «impact on others¼, «stress relief¼.