Over 600,000.  That’s the number of people who visited emergency departments across the United States in 2022 due to ...

Self-harm involves intentionally hurting one’s own body. A person can try various alternatives to self-harm, such as spending time with friends or pets, listening to music, or learning harm ...

Burning as self-harm is a form of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). It may be more common among young men. Self-harm, also known as self-injury, is any act of harm to yourself that’s deliberate but ...

A meta-analysis of 38 studies found that nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is twice as prevalent in female teenagers as it is in men in North America and Europe but not in Asia. The study, led by Fiona ...

Discussion of self-injury, eating disorders, and somatization occur in the context of culture. Self-injurious behaviors that occur across cultures can provide insight into the role and meaning of such ...

Emergency department visits for self-harm have spiked since the pandemic. Experts explain the psychology behind the behavior and how to overcome it. Megan walked the halls of her suburban Houston ...

Self-injury is a popular topic that can be a stigmatized and misunderstood phenomenon by both professionals and non-professionals alike. For new practitioners, first encounters with someone who ...

People with mental health conditions face a significantly higher risk of physical injuries, according to a new University of ...

Vicki Duffy wears her forearm scars like badges of courage. She reveals them to anyone who fears there is no escape from the horror of self-harm. The scars show a history of cutting, burning of flesh ...

Deliberate self harm occurred in 82.8% of adolescents with OTC related psychiatric disorders, with higher risk in females and ...

Moderate to severe anxiety, depression, and shortness of breath indicate increased risk for nonfatal self-injury (NFSI) among patients newly diagnosed with cancer, according to a Canadian study. In a ...