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Sometimes studies don't necessarily have an explanation for a phenomenon, but the mere presence of the phenomenon is enough to rouse significant concern. That's the case with this research letter appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association. It looks at the rate of self-harm among young people in the U.S., and the results should be a wake-up call for the medical community.
Using data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, researchers from the CDC examined emergency room visits for 43,000 kids and young adults from ages 10-24 which included a report of self-inflicted injury.
I want to get right to the results.
From 2001 to 2015, the rate of self-injurious behavior went up by 76% among girls and young women in the U.S., compared to 15% among boys and men. This is all normalized to the total number of ED visits.