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Self-harm 'practised by one in 12 adolescents'

risk group affected by the chemicals "melting pot in the brain caused by the onset of puberty and hormones

One in 12 teenagers self-harm, but most of the stops in adulthood, a study of the problem and the reasons why young people want to get hurt.

The magnitude of the problem - which is worse for girls, one in 10 self-harm - risk in the study published in The Lancet, which followed nearly 2,000 young people age 14-29 . It emphasizes the emotional vulnerability of adolescents, experiencing not only a maelstrom of hormonal changes, but also brain development complex. Many of these young people are affected also secretly drinking, drugs and depression and anxiety.

The study was conducted among young people in the state of Victoria in Australia, but the authors say that the situation is different in the UK.

These teens said Professor George Patton, the health center for adolescents Murdoch Children Research Institute in Melbourne, which is one of the authors, "we could say that on a fast track to the an adult age. They are children who are at the margins of his family, outside the school who are committed to early sexual activity, using drugs and alcohol at an early age. This group of children are most at risk of self harm. It may be something to do with the emotional risks they face at this age. "

These young people were identified and could be helped. "We are talking about a window of vulnerability that lasts until mid-adolescence, where we believe social scaffolding for young people is very important," he said. "I mean young people will be better protected against self-injury with good connections and good participation with their families and the commitment of this commitment and engagement with school and peer group." " / Aa>

During puberty, Patton said, major changes occur in the brain, but the frontal cortex matures later than the limbic system, causing an imbalance. Added to this is what Dr. Paul Moran of the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, one of the authors, described as the "chemistry melting pot" of hormonal changes.

In these circumstances, a youth exposed to stress and emotional disturbances can account for self-harm. Moran spoke about the importance of family factors. Much has been made of maltreatment and abuse, but it was important "that the disease is divided into categories - how the behavior is encouraged effort," he said. Adolescents may feel pressure on them to succeed. " The condition may be subject to success. This can be very toxic in a family. "

self-mutilation is one of the best predictors of suicide, say the authors. It is especially common and appears to be increasing among young women between the ages of 15 and 24. The study involved nearly 2,000 schoolchildren in 1992 and followed until 2008, data collection a total of nine times in a wide range of behaviors. Self-cutting and burning are the most common forms of self-harm in adolescence, some of the other methods, including poisoning, overdose, and the vehicle battery. Self-harm in adolescence is associated with depression and anxiety, antisocial behavior, high-risk alcohol consumption (which doubled the risk), cannabis and tobacco snuff.

Lucie Russell, director of campaigns at Young Minds, said self-injury was common and more common. "What made matters worse are the online communities in all this is the same as the Pro-anorexia sites is support each other, but there is always support each -.. is" this is to do. "" One reason seems to be increasing, he said, could be "which is so pressing, that grow in this society, with all the social networks and intimidation as well."

case study: "I could not cope"

Helena Fraser began badly when she was just 11 years because she was sexually assaulted by a teacher. "I do not know how to deal with and had not told anyone," he said. "I was on my own at the beginning of a lesson and started biting myself with a pair of scissors and I liked the feel of it. At the time I was 14, I was cutting a daily basis. "


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