William Atkins
Thursday, 04 December 2008 19:26
Science -
Health
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Although statistics are scant on self-embedding disorder, medical researchers contend that such actions are common among adolescent children, especially girls.
In this radiologist study, led by Dr. Shiels, their research studied nineteen individual cases of self-embedding injury in ten teenage girls.
They then used ultrasound to find embedded foreign objects. The objects were then removed from the skin through small incisions.
The WebMD article states that earlier studies reported that 13 to 24% of high school students in Canada and the United States have intentionally injure themselves at least once.
Dr. Shiels also stated,
"This is not a local phenomenon.”
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel states it its article
Method detects self-injury that
“Since the disorder was identified two months ago, at least six other hospitals have reported similar cases, Shiels said, and a national registry is being set up to monitor the cases.”
Page three concludes the article with remarks to parents and websites for teenagers.
