Thresholds and Tolerance of Physical Pain Among Young Adults Who Self-Injure

Prevalence rates of nonsuicidal self-injury among college students range from 17% to 38%. Research indicates that individuals with borderline personality disorder who self-injure sometimes report an absence of pain during self-injury. Furthermore, self-injury in the absence of pain has been associat...

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Main Authors: Katrina McCoy, William Fremouw, Daniel W McNeil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/326507