COVID-19 and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: The Pandemic’s Influence on an Adolescent Epidemic

COVID-19 and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: The Pandemic's Influence on an Adolescent Epidemic Paul L. Plener MD, MHBA Affiliation Paul L. Plener is with the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, and the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Paul L. Plener, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University Vienna, Waehringerguertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria (e-mail: paul.plener@meduniwien.ac.at). Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking the "Reprints" link. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.306037 Accepted: October 24, 2020 Published Online: January 13, 2021