- Self-harm common among teen girls
- The Age
- 24/09/2008 Make a Comment
- Contributed by: The Rooster ( 264 articles in 2008 )
Deliberate acts of self-harm including overdoses and slashing body parts are the most common reasons teenage girls are being admitted to Australian hospital, new research shows.
A report compiled by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows the rate of self-harm among girls aged 13 to 19 has risen by one-third in the past eight years and is now more likely than any other condition to cause hospitalisation.
However the suicide rate over the same period has improved.
For every 100,000 girls in the age range, 300 were admitted to hospital after harming themselves, compared to 100 boys.
The rise in self-harm among girls could be the result of intense academic pressure, changing family dynamics and rising drug and alcohol use, Fairfax newspapers report.
"(Self-harm is) a cry for help, a communication where other communications have failed," Monash University psychiatry academic Bruce Tonge told Fairfax.
Brain development is incomplete during the teenage years meaning intense emotions can be overwhelming during that period of life.
Help organisations include Lifeline: 131 114. Beyondblue: 1300 224 636.
© 2008 AAP
A report compiled by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows the rate of self-harm among girls aged 13 to 19 has risen by one-third in the past eight years and is now more likely than any other condition to cause hospitalisation.
However the suicide rate over the same period has improved.
For every 100,000 girls in the age range, 300 were admitted to hospital after harming themselves, compared to 100 boys.
The rise in self-harm among girls could be the result of intense academic pressure, changing family dynamics and rising drug and alcohol use, Fairfax newspapers report.
"(Self-harm is) a cry for help, a communication where other communications have failed," Monash University psychiatry academic Bruce Tonge told Fairfax.
Brain development is incomplete during the teenage years meaning intense emotions can be overwhelming during that period of life.
Help organisations include Lifeline: 131 114. Beyondblue: 1300 224 636.
© 2008 AAP
Source: https://news.theage.com.au/national/selfharm-common-among-teen-girls-20080924-4mqj.html
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