A Short-Term Longitudinal Examination of the Relations between Depression, Anhedonia, and Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors in Adults with a History of Self-Injury

Limited research has addressed the role of anhedonia in predicting suicidality and/or nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) in adults, despite evidence suggesting that loss of interest or pleasure may increase vulnerability for self-inflicted harm, even beyond other depressive symptoms.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - December 5, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Melissa J. Zielinski, Jennifer C. Veilleux, E. Samuel Winer, Michael R. Nadorff Source Type: research