Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatryHumansMaleAdolescentSelf-Injurious BehaviorFemale
The neural pathways and genetic substrates of non-suicidal self-injury as a "sensation of pain" addiction in drug-naïve depressed adolescents.
Xianliang Chen, Hui Chen, Sihong Li, Huajia Tang, Jiawei Zhou, Bohao Cheng, Zhengqian Jiang, Yanyue Ye, Jiali Liu, Peiqu Liu, Fengmei Lu, Jiansong Zhou
Published: 202610.1016/j.pnpbp.2025.111597
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence posits repetitive non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) shares behavioral and neurobiological parallels with addiction. However, the neural mechanisms underlying NSSI, particularly within the framework of "sensation of pain" a…
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