Automutilacao em adolescentes: revisao integrativa da literatura/Self-mutilation among adolescents: an integrative review of the literature.(ARTICLE texto en portugues)

This study involves an integrative review of the literature regarding the knowledge produced by the scientifc community about self-mutilation among adolescents in the period between January 2012 and June 2017. A search was conducted in the SCIELO and CAPES Portal databases in Portuguese, English and Spanish with a fnal sample of 71 articles. This study revealed a large number of publications at international level, with an emphasis on epidemiological articles and defciency in the publication of intervention studies that investigate the effcacy of therapies and prevention programs.