What is the prognosis for self-mutilation?

Answer 1

.In general, teenagers without a history of abuse or other disorders have a good prognosis. Patients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and/or a history of attempted suicide are considered to have the worst prognosis.

Answer 2

Generally non-fatal, or a good prognosis for the physical side. Most self mutilators harm themselves for the pain, not for death, which is why they most often harm there arms and legs rather than the face, neck or stomach. Injuries that result in death are usually classified under suicide rather than simple self mutilation. However, a lot more information would be needed to give a mental health prognosis.