Editing Self-harm (section)

==Other animals==
Self-harm in non-human mammals is a well-established but not widely known phenomenon. Its study under zoo or laboratory conditions could lead to a better understanding of self-harm in human patients.<ref name=Jones07/>

Zoo or laboratory rearing and isolation are important factors leading to increased susceptibility to self-harm in higher mammals, e.g., macaque monkeys.<ref name=Jones07/> Non-primate mammals are also known to mutilate themselves under laboratory conditions after administration of drugs.<ref name=Jones07/> For example, [[pemoline]], [[clonidine]], [[amphetamine]], and very high (toxic) doses of [[caffeine]] or [[theophylline]] are known to precipitate self-harm in lab animals.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Mueller K, Nyhan WL |title=Clonidine potentiates drug induced self-injurious behavior in rats |journal=Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior |volume=18 |issue=6 |pages=891–894 |date=June 1983 |s2cid=43743590 |doi=10.1016/S0091-3057(83)80011-2 |pmid=6684300}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Kies SD, Devine DP |title=Self-injurious behaviour: a comparison of caffeine and pemoline models in rats |journal=Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior |volume=79 |issue=4 |pages=587–598 |date=December 2004 |s2cid=11695905 |doi=10.1016/j.pbb.2004.09.010 |pmid=15582667}}</ref>

In dogs, canine obsessive-compulsive disorder can lead to self-inflicted injuries, for example canine [[lick granuloma]]. Captive birds are sometimes known to engage in [[feather-plucking]], causing damage to feathers that can range from feather shredding to the removal of most or all feathers within the bird's reach, or even the mutilation of skin or muscle tissue.{{sfn|Gill|2001|pp=474-475,482}}

Breeders of [[fancy mouse|show mice]] have noticed similar behaviors. One known as "barbering" involves a mouse obsessively grooming the whiskers and facial fur off themselves and cage-mates.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Kalueff AV, Minasyan A, Keisala T, Shah ZH, Tuohimaa P |title=Hair barbering in mice: implications for neurobehavioural research |journal=Behavioural Processes |volume=71 |issue=1 |pages=8–15 |date=January 2006 |s2cid=9132709 |doi=10.1016/j.beproc.2005.09.004 |pmid=16236465}}</ref>

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File:Moluccan Cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis) -feather plucking.jpg|[[Feather-plucking]] in a [[Moluccan cockatoo]]
File:Canine lick granuloma.jpg|[[Lick granuloma]] from excessive licking
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