Self-Injuries and Suicidal Behavior
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Behavioral and Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2024) | Viewed by 10185
Special Issue Editors
Interests: emotional state and suicidal problems in adolescents and young people; emotional well-being in children for the promotion of well-being and health; design and validation of psychosocial instruments
Interests: psychological assessment; counseling; behavioral psychology; mental illness; psychological testing; treatment; clinical health psychology; DSM; therapeutic outcomes; student counseling
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In 2019, it was estimated that 703,000 people died by suicide worldwide, and suicide attempts in addition to self-injuries are precursors to this problem. Self-injurious behaviors are the most common among adolescents and young adults, and are estimated to begin between the ages of 12 and 14. The prevalence of self-injury is between 7.5 and 46.5% in adolescents, 39% in college students, and between 4 and 23% in adults. Despite increasing knowledge about this problem, it is important to examine the developmental trajectories, antecedents, and risk factors associated with it.
Suicidal behaviors have a higher prevalence than suicide. After the COVID-19 pandemic, suicide rates have not increased significantly, although more frequent suicidal thoughts have been observed in people who were infected with COVID-19. Although suicide rates may not have significantly increased, we are in an environment with barriers to providing solutions for those who experience this problem; more evidence is needed regarding epidemiology, patterns of care, and prevention.
We invite you to participate in this Special Issue, in which we will accept academic papers of a high scientific quality that provide answers to the questions posed by these problems. Epidemiological papers, systematic reviews, and original as well as experimental manuscripts that provide evidence to strengthen the field of the current knowledge are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Catalina González-Forteza
Dr. Angélica Juárez-Loya
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nonsuicidal self-injury
- self-injurious behavior/psychology
- self-injurious behavior/epidemiology
- self-mutilative behavior
- suicide
- suicide/psychology
- suicide/epidemiology
- suicide attempt
- suicide ideation
- mental health
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