Suicide-related behaviors (SRB), such as intentional self-injury and suicide ideation, are associated with distress and trauma to the patients, their families, and with economic costs to the community (Kidger et al., 2012; Swahn et al., 2002). Preventing of self-injury is important, since it is also a potential precursor for subsequent suicide (Cooper et al., 2005, Hawton et al., 2003). Non-suicidal but intentional, planned or deliberate self-injury, such as cutting, burning, or chafing oneself, represents individual psychopathology, not just common adolescent trends (Levenkron, 1998). These behaviors are often documented in the history of patients with borderline personality disorder, and impulse-control disorders as well as substance use disorders and depression (Hu et al., 2016). In the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) (American Psychiatric Association, 2013), non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicidal behavior disorder are introduced as clinical conditions (Zetterqvist et al., 2013).
