Self-harm is a secret battle, a whisper of pain tucked away under long sleeves and soft smiles. It’s not only about physical wounds; it’s about profound emotional upheaval that people outside of its ...

It’s heartbreaking to see signs that a child is hurting themselves: Bruises. Cuts. Burns. Bite marks. Scratches. Missing clumps of hair. If you’re a parent, teacher, coach, sibling or friend who sees ...

Why do most (if not all) major social media platforms address self-harm in their community guidelines? Why are algorithms needed to respond to social media searches for self-harm with the message, ...

Acts of self-harm such as self-cutting may be carried out for a variety of reasons, most commonly to express and relieve bottled-up anger or tension, to feel more in control of a seemingly desperate ...

As many as one in six teenagers have self-harmed at some point in their lives. As well as being an indicator of emotional pain, self-harm is also the best-known predictor of death by suicide—yet ...

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 ...

We can be our own worst critics, but when negative self-talk and self-punishment become your dominant inner dialogue, you may be experiencing emotional self-harm. It’s natural to be hard on yourself ...

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 ...

Virginia Tech scientist Sora Shin (right) of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and postdoctoral associate Jane Jung found that early-life trauma changes a brain circuit linked to both ...

Researchers at City St George's, University of London have found that psychological interventions for self-harm appear to be ...

A recent study in JAMA Network Open has made us all pause: Suicide rates among children aged 8 to 12 are rising, especially among females. Yep, you read that right — the age when their biggest worry ...