Cutting (Self-mutilation)

Here are entered works on behaviors by which individuals, usually adolescents, cut themselves as a means of self-injury, but not as a suicide attempt.

found: Work cat.: Cutting, via TeensHealth Web site, viewed Apr. 26, 2008(Injuring yourself on purpose by making scratches or cuts on your body with a sharp object--enough to break the skin and make it bleed--is called cutting. Cutting is a type of self-injury, or SI. Most people who cut are girls, but guys self-injure, too. ... People may cut themselves on their wrists, arms, legs, or bellies. Some people self-injure by burning their skin with the end of a cigarette or lighted match.)

found: Self-injury/cutting, via Mayo Clinic Web site, viewed Apr. 26, 2008(for people who injure themselves by cutting or other means, self-injury offers a momentary sense of calm and a release of tension; self-injury is most commonly associated with cutting, which involves making cuts or scratches on your body; there are many types of self-injury besides cutting, including: burning; poisoning or overdosing; scratching; carving words or symbols on the skin; breaking bones; hitting or punching; piercing the skin with sharp objects; head banging; pulling out hair; interfering with would healing; pinching; biting)

found: Davis, J.L. Cutting & self-harm : warning signs and treatment,via WebMD Web site, viewed Apr. 26, 2008(Cutting is a form of self-injury--the person is literally making small cuts on his or her body, usually the arms and legs. ... Very often, kids who self-harm have an eating disorder. ... Self-injury can also be a symptom for psychiatric problems like borderline personality disorder, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia)

found: LC database, May 2, 2008(cutting; cutting and self-harm; self-mutilation and cutting)

Here are entered works on behaviors by which individuals, usually adolescents, cut themselves as a means of self-injury, but not as a suicide attempt.