Understanding the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Non-suicidal Self-Injury in Youth: A Systematic Review.
Sadia Suhail UsmaniMeghana MehendaleMahnoor Yousif ShaikhSourav SudanPrathima GuntipalliLara OuelletteAnem Sajid MalikNaila SiddiqiNamrata WaliaKaushal ShahFahimeh SaeedDomenico de BerardisSheikh ShoibPublished in: Alpha psychiatry (2024)
Non-suicidal self-injury is an impairing diagnosis with far reaching psychiatric manifestations and repercussions. Practitioners having high clinical suspicion for ACEs in youth with NSSI must intervene early by administering the ACEs questionnaire. Effective treatment of NSSI in those with ACEs with psychotherapy significantly improves outcomes and prevents suicide in youth.