Teens who are frequent self-cutters are also more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors and have a greater HIV risk than teens receiving psychiatric treatment who have cut just a few times, new ...

Cutters, who more often are female, use any sharp object to scrape or cut their, typically an arm, leg or abdomen. Sometimes the cut is enough to only make a mark; other times it’s enough to draw ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Teens who repeatedly cut themselves are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, increasing their chances of possibly contracting HIV, according to a study in the June issue ...

June 14 -- FRIDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are frequent self-cutters are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, a new study says. People who have cut themselves at least ...

Cutting is a "silent epidemic," affecting girls, boys and adults, say experts. July 11, 2011— -- Kirsten Sage Steadman grew up in Mormon-dominated Utah, careful to keep her emotions in check. She ...

The recently-released draft of the next edition of the DSM includes a new diagnosis: Non-Suicidal Self-Injury, or NSSI. You can read Tracy Alderman's PT blog post about the new diagnosis here, or read ...

The recently-released draft of the next edition of the DSM includes a new diagnosis: Non-Suicidal Self-Injury, or NSSI. You can read Tracy Alderman's PT blog post about the new diagnosis here, or read ...

Recently, our twelve-year-old daughter came home from junior high with a strange story. At least it was strange to us until we began extensive research on this most bizarre topic. Her story was about ...

Self-embedding is an extreme form of self-injury, in which people (typically adolescents) insert objects into their body parts to deliberately hurt themselves or mutilate their bodies without ...

Teens who are frequent self-cutters are also more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors and have a greater HIV risk than teens receiving psychiatric treatment who have cut just a few times, new ...