News tagged with self harming

Researchers discover new therapy for fragile X chromosome syndrome

Researchers at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and the Achucarro neurosciences centre have discovered a new therapy for the fragile X chromosome syndrome. This new therapy proposes the modulation of the cerebral ...

Medical research Apr 10, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Stressed out? Tips for taking control

While part of everyday life, stress seems to intensify around the holidays and into the new year.

Psychology & Psychiatry Jan 14, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

Children's preexisting symptoms influence their reactions to disaster coverage on TV

After a natural disaster occurs, we often find ourselves glued to the TV, seeking out details about the extent of the damage and efforts at recovery. While research has shown that exposure to this kind of coverage is associated ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Nov 05, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Кesearcher identifies factors to help parents and professionals recognize teens in distress

Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for teens, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, a University of Missouri public health expert has identified factors that will help parents, medical ...

Health Oct 04, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

People who self-harm are three times as likely to die prematurely often due to poor physical health

People who have a history of self-harm are more than three times as likely to die prematurely as the general population, and not just from the obvious causes, with deaths due to natural causes at least two times greater than ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Sep 17, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

First Nations and low-income children visit emergency departments more often for mental health care

First Nations children and those from families receiving government subsidies had more return visits to emergency departments for mental health crises than other socioeconomic groups, found a study published in CMAJ (Canad ...

Health Jun 11, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Bullied children 3 times more likely to self harm

Children who are bullied in childhood are up to three times more likely to self harm up to the age of 12, a study published today on BMJ suggests.

Psychology & Psychiatry Apr 26, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Coping with the new year blues this Christmas

(Medical Xpress) -- Chair of Mental Health at the University of South Australia, Professor Nicholas Procter, says Christmas is a special opportunity for family and friends to re-connect with people - some ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Dec 20, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

New guidance for management of self-harm issued

(Medical Xpress) -- The healthcare guidance body NICE has today published a new clinical guideline on the longer-term care of adults, children and young people who self-harm. The guideline development group was chaired by ...

Other Nov 24, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

1 in 12 teenagers self-harm but most stop by their twenties

(Medical Xpress) -- Despite self-harm being one of the strongest predictors of completed suicide, 90% of young people who self-harm as adolescents cease self-harming once they reach young adulthood. However, ...

Health Nov 18, 2011 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Alcohol blamed for high suicide rates in Northern Ireland

Alcohol and drugs are fuelling homicide and suicide rates in Northern Ireland, a new independent report by University of Manchester researchers has found, with alcohol appearing to be a key factor for the country's higher ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jun 29, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0