@article{ref1,
title="Self-injurious behavior: differential diagnosis and functional differentiation",
journal="Comprehensive psychiatry",
year="2007",
author="Claes, Laurence and Vandereycken, Walter",
volume="48",
number="2",
pages="137-144",
abstract="Although often used as synonyms, &quot;self-injury&quot; and &quot;self-harm&quot; may refer to different behaviors with different meanings. Because the literature is quite confusing in this respect, we propose a more specific delineation of the notion of self-injurious behavior (SIB), differentiated from other self-harming behaviors. For this purpose, we present a flowchart for differential diagnosis. This brings us to the question: are we dealing here with a sign of pathology or a meaningful behavior? We compare the structuralist approach, in which SIB is viewed as either a syndrome or a symptom, with the functionalist approach, focusing on the psychosocial functions of SIB.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-440X",
doi="10.1016/j.comppsych.2006.10.009",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2006.10.009"
}