A growing number of young people are turning to self-harm in Canada and other parts of the world, according to new research.

Twofold higher risk than general population, suicide more often preceded by episode of sel ...

Content Warning: This story includes mentions of eating disorders, self-harm and suicide. I remember very little from the time I had an eating disorder. The memories have been lost in a cloudy haze of ...

Self-injury so often occurs in private, an important reason why solid statistics are hard to come by. But researchers estimate between 10 and 40 percent of adolescents, and up to 10 percent of adults, ...

Adolescents and young adults with mood disorders and cannabis use disorder (CUD) are at significantly increased risk for self-harm, all-cause mortality, homicide, and death by unintentional overdose, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - "Embedding" is a severe form of self-injury among teenagers that involves inserting objects into the skin or muscle and appears to be linked to thoughts of suicide and major ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An increased disconnect from your body can make it easier to harm yourself, whether by disordered eating or suicide. Maskot/Maskot ...

Self-harm “is an act of desperation,” notes one expert. Here’s how parents can spot the signs. (Photo: Getty Images) The dangerous practice of self-harm is something teens might be more familiar with ...

It has happened to me many times over my career. I am asked to see someone in the emergency room and I begin to review the records. I see that the patient has come to evaluation because they cut ...

A woman’s hair is pulled up to reveal her spine, protruding from her back like a mountain range, her shoulder blades the highest peaks. She leans over, clutching the front of her body while staring at ...

They spent hours a day on Instagram. Now they're suing the platform, alleging it supplied a stream of self-harm content ...