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Why do teens engage in self-harm? Clinical psychologists explain how to help teens reduce their emotional distress

  • Written by Kevin Kuehn, PhD Student in Clinical Psychology, University of Washington
Why do teens engage in self-harm? Clinical psychologists explain how to help teens reduce their emotional distressNearly 1 in 5 young people worldwide intentionally injure themselves every year.xijian/E! via Getty Images

Emotions are tricky things. They allow for humans to fall in love, wage war and, as it turns out, engage in self-harm.

It is hard to imagine an era in which young adults were more distressed than today. Recent Centers for Disease Control and...

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