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Wall/Object Punching: An Important but Under-Recognized Form of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury.

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Kimbrel, NA; Thomas, SP; Hicks, TA; Hertzberg, MA; Clancy, CP; Elbogen, EB; Meyer, EC; DeBeer, BB; Gross, GM; Silvia, PJ; Morissette, SB ...
Published in: Suicide Life Threat Behav
October 2018

The present research investigated wall/object punching as a form of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) among 1,143 veterans seeking treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Wall/object punching was remarkably common in this sample (43%), and its inclusion in the definition of NSSI increased estimated prevalence of recent NSSI by 14%. As expected, wall/object punching was strongly associated with other traditional forms of NSSI, post-NSSI relief, and suicide ideation. Male veterans and veterans with PTSD were significantly more likely to engage in wall/object punching than female veterans and veterans without PTSD. More research on this important but under-recognized form of NSSI is needed.

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Suicide Life Threat Behav

DOI

EISSN

1943-278X

Publication Date

October 2018

Volume

48

Issue

5

Start / End Page

501 / 511

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Violence
  • Veterans
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Self-Injurious Behavior
  • Risk Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • Prevalence
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
 

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Kimbrel, N. A., Thomas, S. P., Hicks, T. A., Hertzberg, M. A., Clancy, C. P., Elbogen, E. B., … Beckham, J. C. (2018). Wall/Object Punching: An Important but Under-Recognized Form of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury. Suicide Life Threat Behav, 48(5), 501–511. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12371
Kimbrel, Nathan A., Shaun P. Thomas, Terrell A. Hicks, Michael A. Hertzberg, Carolina P. Clancy, Eric B. Elbogen, Eric C. Meyer, et al. “Wall/Object Punching: An Important but Under-Recognized Form of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury.Suicide Life Threat Behav 48, no. 5 (October 2018): 501–11. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12371.
Kimbrel NA, Thomas SP, Hicks TA, Hertzberg MA, Clancy CP, Elbogen EB, et al. Wall/Object Punching: An Important but Under-Recognized Form of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2018 Oct;48(5):501–11.
Kimbrel, Nathan A., et al. “Wall/Object Punching: An Important but Under-Recognized Form of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury.Suicide Life Threat Behav, vol. 48, no. 5, Oct. 2018, pp. 501–11. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/sltb.12371.
Kimbrel NA, Thomas SP, Hicks TA, Hertzberg MA, Clancy CP, Elbogen EB, Meyer EC, DeBeer BB, Gross GM, Silvia PJ, Morissette SB, Gratz KL, Calhoun PS, Beckham JC. Wall/Object Punching: An Important but Under-Recognized Form of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2018 Oct;48(5):501–511.
Journal cover image

Published In

Suicide Life Threat Behav

DOI

EISSN

1943-278X

Publication Date

October 2018

Volume

48

Issue

5

Start / End Page

501 / 511

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Violence
  • Veterans
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Self-Injurious Behavior
  • Risk Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • Prevalence
  • Middle Aged
  • Male