Recent acute care for mental health and suicidal ideation are strong predictors of nonfatal suicide events within 180 days of emergency discharge.

We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...

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 ...

Editor’s Note: This story contains details of self-harm that some readers may find upsetting or triggering. Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental ...

Self-injury remains a stigmatized topic, even amongst some mental health professionals (e.g., Andersson, 2024). It can be viewed as “manipulative” or simply attention-seeking (Tien Shan, 2024). It can ...

This research was conducted as part of a PhD project supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Centre for Society and Mental Health at King’s College London (ES/S012567/1), the ...

Content warning: this story includes graphic descriptions of dangerous self-harm behaviors. The Google-funded AI company Character.AI is hosting chatbots designed to engage the site’s largely underage ...

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 ...