Comportamentos Autolesivos na Adolescência: uma análise documental a partir da perspectiva psicanalítica

Abstract

Self-harm behaviors manifest as deliberate, self-inflicted actions causing physical harm to one's own body without suicidal intent. The present work aims to analyze, through a literature review, articles published in Brazilian scientific journals that examine self-harm behaviors within the psychoanalytic approach, focusing specifically on the life stage where they occur most frequently, namely, adolescence. A research was conducted in the SciELO, PePSIC, and LILACS databases using the descriptors "Self-harm Behaviors AND Psychoanalysis," "Self-injury AND Psychoanalysis," and "Self-mutilation AND Psychoanalysis." A total of 31 articles were found, of which 9 were selected for analysis. The analysis of these articles indicated the prevalence of Freudian theories related to the initial formation of the individual and the harm that can result from failures in the motherinfant relationship. Some authors mentioned in this study proposed speech as a way to symbolically reframe the sufferings present during adolescence and the use of this resource to reduce and possibly eliminate self-harm behavior. The study acknowledges its limitations and suggests a need to expand research on this topic.