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

Aggression and self-harm often co-occur in individuals with a history of early-life trauma—a connection that has largely been ...

A single neural thread in the brain may explain why some people who are hurt lash out while others turn the pain inward. A ...

Among adolescents, rates of nonfatal self-harm may be higher in older teens, females, and those who are multiracial, according to an analysis of data from hospitals in California. Researchers analyzed ...

Shorter sleep, going to sleep later and frequent waking during the night all were significantly associated with a 14-year-old's risk of self-harm in a new study. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News ...

Everyone has different trauma responses. While some people would grow up more timid and less responsive, because of their ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Island saw the second-highest rate of self-harm hospitalizations of any of NYC’s five boroughs in 2021, according to data newly-released by the New York State Department ...

THE number of Filipinos who died by suicide rose slightly in 2024, according to new data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The PSA reported 3,379 deaths from intentional self-harm last ...

Self-harm is an issue many people find difficult to talk about, especially within the Muslim community and for teenagers, and it often becomes a hidden struggle. In simple terms, self-harm is when ...

Teenagers who get poor sleep are more likely to harm themselves on purpose, a new study says. Shorter sleep, going to sleep later and frequent waking during the night all were significantly associated ...