Colman Noctor: Worrying rise in self-harm among young people 

 To understand self-harm, we need to see it as a signpost to the problem and not the problem itself
Colman Noctor: Worrying rise in self-harm among young people 

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RCSI consultant psychiatrist Prof Mary Cannon recently described the rise in young people presenting to health services with self-harm behaviours as “astronomical”.

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