Harming oneself might seem unthinkable, but it is one of the most common mental health issues. One way in which people do this is by cutting themselves. Some older research among college students ...

Cutting themselves with razor blades, or burning themselves with matches, becomes compulsive, almost addictive for some of these girls. There is now evidence that for at least some of these girls, ...

He cut himself for the first time in eighth grade, after an argument with his parents. He was so angry he went outside and used a pocketknife to slice six lines, each an inch long, across his left ...

The recently-released draft of the next edition of the DSM includes a new diagnosis: Non-Suicidal Self-Injury, or NSSI. You can read Tracy Alderman's PT blog post about the new diagnosis here, or read ...