"Self Mutilation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The act of injuring one's own body to the extent of cutting off or permanently destroying a limb or other essential part of a body.
| Descriptor ID |
D012652
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.780 F01.145.126.980.750
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Self Mutilation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Self Mutilation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Self Mutilation" by people in Profiles.
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Leon SC, Stoner AM, Dickson DA. Does the Hospital Predict Readmission? A Multi-level Survival Analysis Approach. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2016 07; 43(4):514-23.
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Shientag LJ, Goad M. Sudden hind limb injuries in two rabbits. Self-mutilation after intramuscular ketamine-related neuronal injury. Lab Anim (NY). 2011 Jun 21; 40(7):212-6.
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Doshi A, Boudreaux ED, Wang N, Pelletier AJ, Camargo CA. National study of US emergency department visits for attempted suicide and self-inflicted injury, 1997-2001. Ann Emerg Med. 2005 Oct; 46(4):369-75.
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Fulwiler C, Forbes C, Santangelo SL, Folstein M. Self-mutilation and suicide attempt: distinguishing features in prisoners. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 1997; 25(1):69-77.