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Aim of this study is to determine the correlation of self-harm behavior and depression. This research used an observational analytic using the method of systematic review based on cross-sectional, longitudinal and cohort researches about depression and self-harm on teenagers. Four studies are included in this research and show that depression is correlated to self-harm behavior in teenagers. The severity of depression correlates with self-harm and the greater the depressive symptoms, the greater self-harm behavior outcome as well. Increased severity of self-harm is associated with higher levels of depression and also self-harm itself can act as a trigger for depression on teenagers. A study shows that there is an association between gender and self-harm. However, there is another study that stated there is no association between gender and self-harm in teenagers. In conclusion there is a correlation between depression self-harm behavior in teenagers.