Tag: self-harm
Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm among Young Adults, and Its Association with Mental Health
Suicide and deliberate self-harm are an significant cause of early death in younger adults. Intentional self-harm is defined as ‘the willful injuring of individuals own body with [more…]
Maladaptation, Deliberate Self-harm and Suicide among Adolescents
As we grow older, our level of stress and adaptation too changes. Early on, babies cry or cuddle with mother to get feed, or sleep, or whatever [more…]
A Closer Look at Disinhibited Behavior in Mental Illness
Disinhibited behavior is the failure to inhibit inappropriate responses to immediate situations (Spaulding, Sullivan & Poland, 2003). It includes acting without thinking about consequences, disrupting [more…]
One begets the Other: The Importance of a Child’s Self-esteem for Good Mental Health
Ryeng, Korger and Martinussen(2013) define self-esteem as an emotional evaluation of valuing our self-confidence, knowledge of own potentials, the capacity to accept mistakes and good [more…]
Awaiting a Social Awakening: The Alarming Issue of Teenage Suicide
Along with all the other organs of the body, the human brain too undergoes many changes during the teenage. In the latest five years, specialists, [more…]
