A Systematic Literature Review: Self-Mutilation among Adolescents as a Phenomenon and Help for it—What Kind of Knowledge is Lacking?
Issues in Mental Health NursingPublished 19 August 2011
Marja‐Liisa Rissanen, Jari Kylmä, Eila Laukkanen
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The aim of this review article is to present current knowledge of self-mutilation among adolescents as a phenomenon and to define what kind of knowledge is lacking based on existing literature.
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The aim of this review article is to present current knowledge of self-mutilation among adolescents as a phenomenon and to define what kind of knowledge is lacking based on existing literature. The literature searches were executed in the CINAHL and Medline databases in 2010. The analysed data consisted of 126 articles and inductive content analysis was carried out. Existing knowledge of self-mutilation was categorized into the following two classes: (1) self-mutilation as a phenomenon and (2) caring for persons who self-mutilate or self-harm.
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