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Teenage girls 'more likely to self-harm'24 August 2006 Millions of teenage girls are self-harming each year and the problem is more prevalent than previously thought, a new study has shown. In the largest study of its kind, researchers at the University of Bath surveyed more than 6,000 15 to 16-year-old school pupils in England and Wales, and found that girls are four times more likely to have deliberately self-harmed than boys. Many young people self-harm as a cry for help or as part of a "transient period of distress" say experts, but others are at risk of serious mental help problems and even suicide. Self-cutting is the most common form of self-harm reported in hospitals, with 64.5 per cent of those affected admitting to it. However, self-poisoning is also prevalent, with 31 percent admitted to hospital after an overdose. Professor Keith Hawton from the Centre for Suicide Research at the University of Oxford, who directed the project, said more needs to be done to help young people who feel the need to self harm. He said: "This study provides more information about why young people engage in deliberate self-harm and helps us to recognise those at risk, to develop explanatory models and to design effective prevention programmes. "It is important that we develop effective school-based initiatives that help tackle what has become a most pressing health issue for teenagers." More information
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