Adolescents with self-harming behavior found to react more strongly to images of self-harm on social media

Adolescents with self-harming behavior found to react more strongly to images of self-harm on social media

A recent study by the Medical University of Vienna shows that adolescents with a history of non-suicidal self-injurious behavior (NSSI) show increased attention to images of self-harm on social media. This attention bias—the increased and faster fixation on such content—increases the urge to self-harm.

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