Self-harming behavior of adolescents: features of formation and danger of the trend

There is now an epidemic of self-harming suicidal behavior in the world. Self-harm is aggressive behavior directed at oneself, which is manifested by conscious and deliberate attempts to harm oneself and one’s body without the goal of committing suicide. The aim of the work is to study the features of the manifestation and causes of the formation of suicidal self-harming behavior in adolescents. To identify the features of self-harm formation, a study of mental state indicators is conducted in groups of schoolchildren of grades 10–11 and patients of the neuropsychiatric department with signs of self-harm. It is revealed that in adolescents with manifestations of non-suicidal self-harm, the indicators of autoaggression, anxiety, and depression are at a higher level.