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Self-Injurious Behavior
IntroductionIt is estimated that one to two million people in the United States intentionally and repeatedly bruise, ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Self-Mutilation
Suyemoto and MacDonald (1995) reported that the incidence of self-mutilation occurred in adolescents and young adults ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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Cutting to Cope
Editor's Note: Several years ago Walt Mueller addressed the issue of cutting and self-injury in this publication. Since ...
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Deliberate Self-Harm And Teens
It is frightening when we see a teen who has cut, burned or otherwise intentionally hurt him or herself, but if we can ...
Source: Tandem Journey
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What Do We Know About Self-Injury?
On this page What is self-injury? Who self-injures? How common is self-injury among adolescents and young ...
Source: Cornell Research Program on Self-Injurious Behavior in Adolescents and Young Adults
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Self-Injury Fact Sheet
The Youth Development framework focuses primarily on understanding how to help young people thrive. To do this, ...
Source: Cornell Research Program on Self-Injurious Behavior in Adolescents and Young Adults
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Teenage Cutting: A Trend on the Rise
Cutting is an increasingly popular behavior among teens - and it doesn't mean skipping classes, anymore. Cutting, with ...
Source: Education.com
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How to Find Help for Your Struggling Teen
The teenage years are a difficult time, as adolescents try to figure out who they are, who their friends are, and where ...
Source: Education.com
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Cutting at College
Cutting is a general term for a variety of self-injurious behaviors. If you have never been a cutter, it will be hard ...
Source: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Borderline Personality Disorder
Raising questions, finding answers Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness characterized by ...
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Hurting Yourself
What does hurting yourself mean? Hurting yourself, sometimes called self-injury, is when a person deliberately hurts ...
Source: Girls Health
The pressures and confusions of the teenage years can lead some teens to cut themselves as a coping method. This self-destructive habit is usually indicative of a larger problem. Get the facts about this all-too-common issue and learn what you can do to help a teen you suspect may be cutting himself.
