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The prevalence of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) among high school students in relation to age and sex.
 
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Oddział Dzienny Psychiatryczny Kliniki Pediatrii i Zaburzeń Rozwoju UM w Białymstoku
 
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Studenckie Koło Naukowe Psychiatrii Dzieci i Młodzieży przy Klinice Pediatrii i Zaburzeń Rozwoju Dzieci i Młodzieży UM w Białymstoku
 
 
Submission date: 2014-06-06
 
 
Acceptance date: 2014-07-26
 
 
Publication date: 2015-08-31
 
 
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Halina Kądziela-Olech   

Oddział Dzienny Psychiatryczny Kliniki Pediatrii i Zaburzeń Rozwoju UM w Białymstoku UDSK ul. Waszyngtona 17, 15-274 Białystok, ul. Kilińskiego1, 15-274 Białystok, Polska
 
 
Psychiatr Pol 2015;49(4):765-778
 
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Objectives:
The undertaken research aimed at determining the frequency of deliberate self-injurious behaviour (D-SIB) among the students of secondary schools and also the analysis of the frequency of repeated Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) occurrences in accordance with DSM-5 criteria in reference to the age and sex in the studied population.

Methods:
The data was collected via survey method according to the questionnaire prepared in compliance with the criteria DSM-5 and Self-Harm Inventory. The study included randomly selected students: 1193 boys and 1027 girls in Bialystok aged 12 and 19 (average age ± SD:16.8 ± 1.65). Statistical analysis of the data was carried out using the application Statistica 10.0 PL, StatSoft.

Results:
These results indicate that D-SIB and NSSI affect both sexes. In the studied group 8.3 % of students engage in deliberate self-injurious behaviour. The percentage of NSSI was 4.8% (6.3% in the group of boys, 3.2 % among girls; p(Chi2)=0.01). Self-cutting was most common among 15-year-old pupils ((D-SIB:14.75%; NNSI:8.1%). The majority of respondents (82% of girls and 74% of boys) revealed that as a result of self-injury behaviour they experience relief.

Conclusions:
Conducting further research in the area of NSSI seems to be crucial due to chronicity and prevalence as well as the fact that numerous repeated self-injuries bringing relief or causing positive state of mind might indicate a mechanism similar to an addiction syndrome in adolescence.

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