Why Do People Cut Themselves?

Depression is a terrible psychological condition. Some reports claim saying nearly one in 12 teenagers harm themselves! Laci looks to find out why. "Those exposed to family adversity or maltreatment at greatest risk" One in 12 Teens Engages in Self-Harm "The goal was to assess the rate and behavioral methods of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) in a community sample of youth and examine effects of age and sex." The natural history of self-harm from adolescence to young adulthood: a population-based cohort study "Knowledge about the natural history of self-harm is scarce, especially during the transition from adolescence to young adulthood, a period characterized by a sharp rise in self-inflicted deaths."