Symptom Shifting From Nonsuicidal Self-Injury to Substance Use and Borderline Personality Pathology.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

A decline in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) behavior is often viewed as an indication of mental health improvement when treating adolescents and young adults with borderline personality pathology. However, evidence shows that an initial decrease in NSSI behavior does not always signal recovery, and potential symptom shifting needs to be considered.

Objective

To examine the codevelopment of NSSI and substance use in adolescents and young adults receiving treatment for NSSI behavior and to explore whether shifting from NSSI behavior to substance use is associated with emerging or persistent borderline personality pathology.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used data from the AtR!Sk study. The study included a consecutive sample of adolescen

SUBMITTER: Steinhoff A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11549661 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature