Bullied Children at Greater Risk for Self-Harm, Study Finds

April 27th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

FRIDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) — Children who are bullied are
three times more likely than others to self-harm by the time they are 12
years old, according to a new study.

A team of researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom
said its findings, published online April 27 in the BMJ, could help
identify those at greatest risk for this type of behavior.

Examples of self-harming behaviors included cutting and biting arms,
pulling out clumps of hair, head-banging and attempted suicide by
strangulation, the study said.

The researchers examined sets of twins born between 1994 and 1995 in
England and Wales. Six months before their 12th birthday, the twins’ risk
for self-harm was assessed. This information was available for 2,141
participants.

The investigators found that 237 of the children were the victims of
bullies. Of these kids, 8 percent engaged in self-harm. In contrast, of
the 1,904 children who had not been bullied, only 2 percent had
self-harmed.

Among the bullied children, the study authors pointed out several
factors that further increased their risk for self-harm, including:

A family history of self-harming behavior
Maltreatment
Behavioral and emotional problems.

The researchers also noted in a journal news release that girls were
more likely to self-harm than boys.

Lead study author Helen Fisher, of the Institute of Psychiatry at
King’s College London, and colleagues concluded that schools and health
care professionals should intervene and protect bullied children by
working to “reduce bullying and introduce self-harm risk-reduction
programs.” They added that systems should be in place to help children
cope with the emotional distress of bullying.

More information

The Nemours Foundation has more about “cutting” among teens.