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Cutting Behavior

MedGen UID:
859076
•Concept ID:
C3899482
•
Sign or Symptom

Definition

Self-injury caused by making cuts into the skin. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCutting Behavior

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment technique for chronic wrist cutters.
Rosen LW, Thomas MA
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 1984 Mar;15(1):33-6. doi: 10.1016/0005-7916(84)90119-8. PMID: 6470156

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Self-Cutting Behavior Among Adolescents at First Contact with the Juvenile Court.
Meza JI, Folk J, Hoskins D, Kemp K, Tolou-Shams M
J Youth Adolesc 2023 Dec;52(12):2494-2508. Epub 2023 Aug 17 doi: 10.1007/s10964-023-01839-x. PMID: 37592194Free PMC Article
Tracking Quantitative Characteristics of Cutting Maneuvers with Wearable Movement Sensors during Competitive Women's Ultimate Frisbee Games.
Slaughter PR, Adamczyk PG
Sensors (Basel) 2020 Nov 14;20(22) doi: 10.3390/s20226508. PMID: 33202589Free PMC Article
Using Implicit and Explicit Measures to Predict Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Adolescent Inpatients.
Cha CB, Augenstein TM, Frost KH, Gallagher K, D'Angelo EJ, Nock MK
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2016 Jan;55(1):62-8. Epub 2015 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.10.008. PMID: 26703911
Deliberate self-harm and suicide in adolescents.
Greydanus DE, Shek D
Keio J Med 2009 Sep;58(3):144-51. doi: 10.2302/kjm.58.144. PMID: 19826208
Prevalence and correlates of cutting behavior: risk for HIV transmission.
DiClemente RJ, Ponton LE, Hartley D
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1991 Sep;30(5):735-9. PMID: 1938787

Diagnosis

Characterization of four functional biocompatible pressure-sensitive adhesives for rapid prototyping of cell-based lab-on-a-chip and organ-on-a-chip systems.
Kratz SRA, Eilenberger C, Schuller P, Bachmann B, Spitz S, Ertl P, Rothbauer M
Sci Rep 2019 Jun 26;9(1):9287. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-45633-x. PMID: 31243326Free PMC Article
Deliberate self-harm and suicide in adolescents.
Greydanus DE, Shek D
Keio J Med 2009 Sep;58(3):144-51. doi: 10.2302/kjm.58.144. PMID: 19826208
Frequency of adolescent self-cutting as a predictor of HIV risk.
Brown LK, Houck CD, Grossman CI, Lescano CM, Frenkel JL
J Dev Behav Pediatr 2008 Jun;29(3):161-5. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e318173a587. PMID: 18520618
Psychiatric correlates of nonsuicidal cutting behaviors in an adolescent inpatient sample.
Swenson LP, Spirito A, Dyl J, Kittler J, Hunt JI
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 2008 Dec;39(4):427-38. Epub 2008 Mar 22 doi: 10.1007/s10578-008-0100-2. PMID: 18360771
Prevalence and correlates of cutting behavior: risk for HIV transmission.
DiClemente RJ, Ponton LE, Hartley D
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1991 Sep;30(5):735-9. PMID: 1938787

Therapy

The influence of brushing motion on the cutting behavior of 3 reciprocating files in oval-shaped canals.
Alattar S, Nehme W, Diemer F, Naaman A
J Endod 2015 May;41(5):703-9. Epub 2015 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2014.12.016. PMID: 25702856

Prognosis

Using Implicit and Explicit Measures to Predict Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Adolescent Inpatients.
Cha CB, Augenstein TM, Frost KH, Gallagher K, D'Angelo EJ, Nock MK
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2016 Jan;55(1):62-8. Epub 2015 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.10.008. PMID: 26703911
How repeated 15-minute assertiveness training sessions reduce wrist cutting in patients with borderline personality disorder.
Hayakawa M
Am J Psychother 2009;63(1):41-51. doi: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2009.63.1.41. PMID: 19425333
Frequency of adolescent self-cutting as a predictor of HIV risk.
Brown LK, Houck CD, Grossman CI, Lescano CM, Frenkel JL
J Dev Behav Pediatr 2008 Jun;29(3):161-5. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e318173a587. PMID: 18520618
Patterns of self-cutting: a preliminary study on differences in clinical implications between wrist- and arm-cutting using a Japanese juvenile detention center sample.
Matsumoto T, Yamaguchi A, Chiba Y, Asami T, Iseki E, Hirayasu Y
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2004 Aug;58(4):377-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2004.01271.x. PMID: 15298650
Prevalence and correlates of cutting behavior: risk for HIV transmission.
DiClemente RJ, Ponton LE, Hartley D
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1991 Sep;30(5):735-9. PMID: 1938787

Clinical prediction guides

The riddle of deliberate self-harm: Physiological and subjective effects of self-cutting cues in patients with borderline personality disorder and healthy controls.
Pape VR, Braun S, Peters S, Stingl M, Tucha O, Sammer G
Personal Ment Health 2023 Nov;17(4):328-351. Epub 2023 Apr 11 doi: 10.1002/pmh.1583. PMID: 37042027
Factors Affecting Suicide Method Lethality Among Suicide Attempters in the Korea National Suicide Survey.
Yeum TS, Kim B, Kim EY, Kim SH, Ha K, Ahn YM
J Nerv Ment Dis 2018 Mar;206(3):202-210. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000735. PMID: 28902068
Using Implicit and Explicit Measures to Predict Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Adolescent Inpatients.
Cha CB, Augenstein TM, Frost KH, Gallagher K, D'Angelo EJ, Nock MK
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2016 Jan;55(1):62-8. Epub 2015 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.10.008. PMID: 26703911
Frequency of adolescent self-cutting as a predictor of HIV risk.
Brown LK, Houck CD, Grossman CI, Lescano CM, Frenkel JL
J Dev Behav Pediatr 2008 Jun;29(3):161-5. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e318173a587. PMID: 18520618
Patterns of self-cutting: a preliminary study on differences in clinical implications between wrist- and arm-cutting using a Japanese juvenile detention center sample.
Matsumoto T, Yamaguchi A, Chiba Y, Asami T, Iseki E, Hirayasu Y
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2004 Aug;58(4):377-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2004.01271.x. PMID: 15298650

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