A meta-analysis of 38 studies found that nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is twice as prevalent in female teenagers as it is in men in North America and Europe but not in Asia. The study, led by Fiona ...

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 ...

Self-injury remains a stigmatized topic, even amongst some mental health professionals (e.g., Andersson, 2024). It can be viewed as “manipulative” or simply attention-seeking (Tien Shan, 2024). It can ...

Moderate to severe anxiety, depression, and shortness of breath indicate increased risk for nonfatal self-injury (NFSI) among patients newly diagnosed with cancer, according to a Canadian study. In a ...

This article discusses self-inflicted injury and mental illness. If you, or someone you know, need advice and help with any of the issues raised, support organisations are listed at the end. On a May ...

The negatively broad category of NSSI reflects complicated, unresolved personal issues. Take the most frequently used outlet, self-cutting, but also consider self-burning, self-hitting (including head ...

The prevalence of Twitter hashtags related to self-harm has increased about 500 percent in the past year, despite many of those posts violating the platform’s policy on the subject, according to a new ...

The term "sex as self-injury" is used to describe when a person harms themself through various sexual practices. A new study in Sweden has examined how the concept has been portrayed in the media over ...

The company is expanding its efforts to protect ChatGPT users in cases where conversations may turn to self-harm.