It's not only teenage girls, and it's rarely attention-seeking: debunking the myths around self-injury
- Written by Penelope Hasking, Associate Professor of Psychology, Curtin University
Self-injury is associated with underlying psychological distress, and increased suicide risk. But people who self-injure aren't doing it to end their life.Author provided
Non-suicidal self-injury is the deliberate damage of body tissue without conscious suicidal intent. It’s more specific than self-harm, a broader term that can also include...