Proposed Diagnostic Criteria for the DSM-5 of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Female Adolescents: Diagnostic and Clinical Correlates
Table 3
Frequency of methods of self-injurious behaviour assessed by the FASM in adolescents with NSSI (NSSI disorder) and adolescents with NSSI without impairment/distress (NSSI-C).
Method
NSSI disorder ()
NSSI-C ()
No. (%)
No. (%)
Moderate/severe NSSI
Cutting/carving on skin
32 (97.0)
9 (81.8)
Scraping
21 (63.6)
8 (72.7)
Burning skin
13 (39.4)
5 (45.5)
Rubbing skin to draw blood
9 (27.3)
3 (27.3)
Self-tattooing
3 (9.1)
1 (9.1)
Total moderate/severe methods
33 (100)
10 (90.9)
Minor NSSI
Picking at a wound
24 (72.7)
7 (63.6)
Biting self
23 (69.7)
3 (27.3)
Hitting self
19 (57.6)
6 (54.4)
Inserting objects under skin or nails
9 (27.3)
0 (0)
Pulling out one’s own hair
6 (18.2)
0 (0)
Picking areas of the body to the point of drawing blood
6 (18.2)
0 (0)
Total minor methods
31 (93.3)
10 (90.9)
Note. FASM: Functional Assessment of Self-Mutilation.
