TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Self-injurious behavior: differential diagnosis and functional differentiation
JO  - Comprehensive psychiatry
A1  - Claes, Laurence
A1  - Vandereycken, Walter
SP  - 137
EP  - 144
VL  - 48
IS  - 2
N2  - Although often used as synonyms, "self-injury" and "self-harm" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-440X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2006.10.009
ID  - ref1
ER  -