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Non-suicidal self-injury prevalence in people with mental disorders in China

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This study used the DSM-5-recommended diagnostic standard to conduct a nationwide multi-center survey of the non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) behavior of patients with psychiatric conditions. We investigated the prevalence of NSSI in 3,407 patients of various ages and with various psychiatric diagnoses from 15 hospitals in China.

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Fig. 1: Prevalence of NSSI.

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This is a summary of: Zhang, P. et al. A cross-sectional epidemiological study of non-suicidal self-injury prevalence in Chinese psychiatric patients. Nat. Mental Health https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-023-00050-y (2023).

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