Non-Suicidal Self Injury
Non-Suicidal Self Injury (NSSI) is defined specifically as the direct, deliberate, self-inflicted damaging of a superficial/moderate amount of bodily tissue, which is performed without the intent to die and without social sanction (Buser & Buser, 2013; Favazza, 1998).
Self-injury is self-inflicting bodily harm of a socially unacceptable nature performed to reduce psychological distress (Craigen, Healey, Walley, Byrd, & Schuster, 2008).
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