Non-suicidal self-injury in developing countries: A review.
Srinagesh Mannekote ThippaiahMuralidhara Shankarapura NanjappaJayasudha G GudeEmanuel VoyiaziakisSohum PatwaBadari BirurAnanda PandurangiPublished in: The International journal of social psychiatry (2020)
The recent emerging data does not support the notion that it is common in developed Western countries, though the meaning, context and reason for NSSI might differ in developing and developed countries. NSSI is almost equally prevalent in both developing and developed countries.