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Self-harm

PsychiatryEmergency MedicineImportant

Deliberate injury to one's own body without suicidal intent, most commonly by cutting or burning, used as a maladaptive coping mechanism for emotional distress.

Korean

자해

자살 의도 없이 정서적 고통을 조절하기 위해 의도적으로 신체에 상해를 가하는 행동; 정신건강 평가 및 치료가 필요하다.

French

Automutilation

Blessure délibérée infligée à son propre corps sans intention suicidaire, souvent utilisée comme mécanisme d'adaptation à la détresse émotionnelle; nécessite une évaluation psychiatrique.

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