A new study reveals that aggression and self-harm share a biological foundation in the brain’s response to early-life trauma.

When you happen to witness a child or someone older doing self-harm in public, like in a park, at a festival, or in a store, and you know it’s not a prank, you want to act in a way that is more ...

Self-harm is a way of trying to ease emotional pain through intentionally causing physical harm. Self-injury, like cutting or burning the skin, and intentional self-poisoning, like taking more ...

Emergency department visits for self-harm have spiked since the pandemic. Experts explain the psychology behind the behavior and how to overcome it. Megan walked the halls of her suburban Houston ...

Self-harm is a secret battle, a whisper of pain tucked away under long sleeves and soft smiles. It’s not only about physical wounds; it’s about profound emotional upheaval that people outside of its ...

Individuals sometimes face emotional challenges they may struggle to express, leading to behaviors that cause concern. Two such behaviors are self-harm and body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs).

Research suggests that autistic people have a higher risk for self-harm. Negative and unsupportive environments and challenges with emotional expression and communication may contribute to this ...

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 ...

A few months ago, Northeastern University computer scientist Annika Schoene was playing around with ChatGPT when she found a troubling gap in its safeguards against harmful content. The usage policies ...