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SOCIAL PROBLEMS > SELF-HARM

Preferred term

SELF-HARM  

Definition

  • THE INTENTIONAL ACT OF CAUSING INJURY OR DAMAGE TO ONE’S OWN BODY AS A WAY OF COPING WITH EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL PAIN, OR OVERWHELMING FEELINGS

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Entry terms

  • SELF HARM

History note

  • TERM CREATED 2026

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https://elsst.cessda.eu/id/7/11079ddb-2b5e-4ba6-8699-b508d50fb89d

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