self-injury

American  

[self-in-jer-ee] / ˈsɛlfˈɪn dʒər i /

noun

plural

self-injuries

1. the act, practice, or result of injuring oneself, especially deliberately as a manifestation of mental or emotional distress; self-harm.

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Other Word Forms

• self-injurious adjective

Example Sentences

In addition to being used to treat depression and bipolar disorder, ECT is also used for schizophrenia, catatonia, and, more recently, self-injury in people with autism, among other conditions.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2023

Meta on Tuesday outlined steps it has taken to protect teens on its platforms, including age- verification technology and technology that finds and removes content related to suicide, self-injury or eating disorders.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023

Clinical trials have shown that DBT successfully reduces some of the key features of borderline, such as self-injury and suicidal behavior and hospitalizations, as well as other symptoms.

From Scientific American • Jan. 19, 2022

Meantime, in what Mr. Luk described as another act of self-injury, he is striving for a “zero-waste shop,” and ending shipping to international customers to limit his carbon footprint.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2019

Thus it may prevent public harm, though it cannot stop self-injury, and remove occasions of temptation, though it cannot impart moral strength.

From Humanity in the City by Chapin, E. H. (Edwin Hubbell)