Emerging research finds that the brains of teenage girls who engage in serious forms of self-harm, including cutting, are similar to those seen in adults with borderline personality disorder, a severe and difficult to treat mental illness.
Self-cutting has long been recognized as a risk factor for suicide. This research is the first to highlight physical changes in the brain in teenage girls who harm themselves.
Reduced brain volume seen in these girls confirms biological and not just...
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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/12/03/self-injury-among-teen-girls-linked-to-brain-alterations/140400.html
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