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Published on: June 10, 2013
[Pain perception and nonsuicidal self-injurious behavior]
M S Zinchuk1, A S Avedisova1,2, N I Voinova1
1Scientific and Practical Psychoneurological Center, Moscow, Russia.
Abstract:
This review focuses on studies of pain threshold and tolerance in individuals with nonsuicidal self-injurious (NSSI) behavior. The data on methods of pain sensitivity studies are presented, with issues in animal modeling of NSSI discussed separately. The results of neuroimaging studies on pain sensitivity in individuals with NSSI are described, along with contribution of genetic factors, psychological variables, and disturbances in opioid and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal systems. A critical methodological analysis of the studies on pain sensitivity in individuals with NSSI was performed.
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