A small pilot suggests deep brain stimulation may reshape dysfunctional brain circuits to curb severe self-harming behavior ...

Is Darryn Peterson going to play when Kansas takes on Duke in the Champions Classic next week? It doesn't sound like Bill Self thinks so. "We don't know," Self admitted. "We've got some things to ...

Virginia Tech scientist Sora Shin (right) of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and postdoctoral associate Jane Jung found that early-life trauma changes a brain circuit linked to both ...

Aggression and self-harm often co-occur in individuals with a history of early-life trauma-a connection that has largely been documented by self-reporting in research and clinical settings. Adding to ...

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark is currently not playing basketball, but fans are still concerned. Why? She can't sit down. Clark recently suffered a right groin injury, and after being evaluated by ...

If you or someone you love is struggling with thoughts of suicide, help is available. View the suicide hotline for your country or call your local emergency number for immediate assistance. Globally, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dear Eric: My husband’s best friend of 18 years has a wife, “Martha,” who is bipolar. She self-medicates with THC. I’ve become uncomfortable being around her ...

Severe self-injurious behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) poses a significant risk of permanent physical injury. Not all children respond to behavioral therapies. Findings from a ...

Over the past two decades, suicide rates in the U.S. have increased 37 percent, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control. Fifteen percent of all deaths by suicide are among individuals ...

Dysregulation was a positive predictor 9 of 11 self injurious behaviors, sensory hypersensitivity was associated with 6, cognitive functioning with 3, sex with 3, and age with 5. Different types of ...