@article{ref1,
title="Reconsidering important outcomes of the nonsuicidal self-injury disorder diagnostic criterion A",
journal="Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken)",
year="2019",
author="Ammerman, Brooke A. and Jacobucci, Ross and McCloskey, Michael S.",
volume="75",
number="6",
pages="1084-1097",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) disorder diagnostic criteria have been the focus of empirical study. However, Criterion A (i.e., required frequency and timeframe) has received relatively limited attention. The current study aimed to examine the relationship between past 12-month NSSI frequency and eight NSSI behavior features among individuals with past 12-month and 1-month NSSI. <br><br>METHOD: Participants were 723 undergraduate students reporting at least 1 past 12-month NSSI act and completed online questionnaires. Decision trees and structural equation model trees were utilized to examine the relationship between NSSI frequency and behavior features. <br><br>RESULTS: Results highlight several potential subgroups: high (i.e., greater than 49 acts), moderate-to-high (i.e., 19-48 acts), low-to-moderate (i.e., 7-18 acts), and low (i.e., fewer than 6 acts) frequency subgroups. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that increasing the NSSI disorder criterion A frequency cutoff or requiring at least one past month NSSI act may better demarcate individuals with more severe NSSI behavior.<br><br>© 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0021-9762",
doi="10.1002/jclp.22754",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22754"
}