Introduction: Self Harm
Self Harm:
Self harm is a behavior with a complex psychological basis.
Although suicidal tendency can be the case,
sufferers are not necessarily wanting to suicide, or even thinking of suicide.
In some cases of wanting to die, self harm occurs as a coping strategy, such
as in schizophrenia.
In other cases, self harm is not related to suicidal thoughts, but may occur
due to guilt or other thought patterns.
For example, self harm may be used as punishment when a person has done something wrong
(e.g. a high achiever failing at some task).
Self harm may also be used by sufferers to temporarily blunt emotional pain.
Self harm is a serious disorder, requiring immediate intervention,
because of both the risk of suicide in those
with a suicide-related motivation, and the risk of unintentional death
from self-sustained fatal injury even in those without suicidal thoughts.
Seek immediate professional medical and psychological care for any type of self harm.
Misdiagnosis and Self Harm: Research more detailed information about misdiagnosis of Self Harm, underlying causes of Self Harm (possibly misdiagnosed), or research misdiagnosis of other diseases
Treatments for Self Harm: Various information is available about treatments available for Self Harm, or research treatments for other diseases.
Causes of Self Harm:
Research more detailed information about the causes of Self Harm,
other possibly hidden causes of Self Harm,
or other general information about Self Harm.
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