TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Self-injury as an addictive disorder
JO  - Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services
A1  - Worley, Julie
SP  - 13
EP  - 16
VL  - 58
IS  - 6
N2  - Self-injury is a mental health-related behavior people engage in to feel pain because they feel numb, to experience physical pain to ease their psychological pain, or to experience an emotional release. Self-injury is more common in patients with other co-occurring anxiety or mood disorders. An addictive component to self-injury has been identified related to an increase in dopamine levels from the self-injury, which then disrupts normal dopamine production similar to substance use disorders. Instruments are available to help identify patients who self-injure along with questions that should be asked in the course of a mental health assessment and physical examination. Patients with self-injury should be treated for any underlying mental health disorder as well as for self-injury, which includes therapy strategies and medications. Nurses can play a vital role in identifying and treating this disorder, which carries risk factors including infection, accidental death, and a higher risk of suicide. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 58(6), 13-16.].<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0279-3695
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20200513-03
ID  - ref1
ER  -