Although cutting is still characterized as a symptom and not an independent diagnosis in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the bible of mental-health ...

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is alarmingly common among teenagers and young adults around the globe. Over the past decade, the statistics on the prevalence of NSSI have varied from study-to-study.

Self-injury is not something people talk about very often. But studies estimate that 2 to 3 million people injure themselves, mainly by cutting with razors, utility knives, scissors, needles, broken ...

“My daughter has been taking handfuls of over-the-counter painkillers and has been cutting herself,” my friend blurted out to me as she and I were in the middle of our ski trip. I instantly felt a ...

The mother is concerned when she notices scratches all up and down her teenage daughter’s arm. When asked about them, the daughter said she was wrestling with the cat and was scratched several times.