Self injurious behaviours

 Self-injurious  behaviour  (SIB)  was  defined in the original study (Oliver  et al.,  1987)  

as repeated,  self-inflicted,  non-accidental  injury  producing  bruising,  bleeding  or  other temporary  

or    permanent    tissue    damage,    and    repetitive  behaviours  that  had  the potential  to  do  so  if  

preventative    measures    were    not    taken.   The  study    therefore  included    people    whose    self-

injury  was  very  clear  and  did  not  include  those    people  who  merely  showed  stereotyped  

behaviour.  (1)  It  is  included  in  "Conditions  for  further  study"  in  DSM-V  and  is  coded  in  ICD  

under Intentional self-harm X71-X83.