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Table 4 Past six months presence of different types of NSSI at 5-year follow-up (DSHI-9)

From: Trajectory of Non-suicidal Self-Injury among adolescents with borderline personality disorder over a 5-year period

Type of NSSI (DSHI-9)

0 time

n (%)

1–5 times

n (%)

> 5 times

n (%)

Cutting

74 (76)

16 (16)

7 (7)

Rubbed skin

80 (83)

9 (9)

8 (8)

Burned oneself

89 (92)

5 (5)

3 (3)

Carved words, pictures, symbols, or other marks onto skin

93 (96)

1 (1)

3 (3)

Scratched or pulled skin

86 (89)

7 (7)

4 (4)

Bitten oneself

93 (96)

2 (2)

2 (2)

Stuck sharp objects into skin

93 (96)

3 (3)

1 (1)

Hit oneself/smashed hand into something

84 (87)

8 (8)

5 (5)

Prevented wounds from healing

83 (86)

5 (5)

9 (9)