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Adolescent Health
Study finds link between self-mutilation and risky sexual behavior in teens
March 3rd, 2005
Teens who cut themselves are more likely to engage in unprotected sex, psychiatrists report. Researchers at the Bradley/Hasbro Children's Psychiatric Research Center (BHCPRC) in Providence, Rhode Island, reported in the February 2005 issue of Psychiatric Services a previously uncharted link between self-mutilation and sexual risk. Lead researcher Larry K. Brown, MD, believes that the findings should especially resonate with physicians since they are often the first ones in the medical community to determine if patients have been harming themselves. "When adolescents come in to seek clinicians, they'll know if a patient...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-03)
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