Repetetively cutting own oral mucosa as a self-harming behavior: a case report

Abstract

Repetetively cutting own oral mucosa as a self-harming behavior: a case report Self-harm behavior, defined as repetitive and deliberate attempts of harm to self-body without suicidal intentions and resulting in tissue damage, is classified in the text revision of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fourth edition (DSM-IV-TR) under the sections of impulse-control disorder not otherwise specified and stereotypic movement disorder which falls under the category of disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood or adolescence. For DSM-V, a separate classification with the title of non-suicidal self-harm has been recommended and defined separately as personal history of selfharm under the section of other circumstances of personal history under the main category of other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention. The most encountered form of self-harm behavior starting mostly in adolescence is harming by self-cutting and mostly legs and arms are chosen. Such behavior is generally accompanied with personality disorder, depression, substance abuse. In this article, a case of cutting, a common form of self harm behavior that involves one of the rare parts of the body, oral