ABSTRACT
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is often mistaken for or confused with a suicide attempt, which makes the treatment of NSSI diffi cult. To mistake NSSI as suicide could result in implementing inappropriate, and potentially expensive, treatment, such as sending an individual to an inpatient behavioral treatment center. It could also create potential ethical quandaries related to breaking the confi dentiality of minor clients. While at times this type of treatment is helpful for NSSI, it is not necessary in most cases. Yet to completely ignore the overlap or connections between NSSI and suicide would be problematic as well, as NSSI is one of the predictors of suicidal behavior.
