(iStock)A 15-year study of emergency room visits reveals new signs of emotional suffering among the nation's young women and girls — particularly those in their middle-school years. Emergency room visits for girls 10 to 14 who inflicted self-pain were relatively stable before 2008 but escalated in the years since, according to new data. From 2001 to 2005, girls between 10 and 14 rarely needed emergency room care for self-harm. The highest rate of emergency room visits for self-inflicted injuries was among older teen girls, who had about 633 visits per 100,000 in 2015. Read more:Mapping out the causes of suicide in teenagers and childrenMore charges filed against woman in Missouri teen’s suicide

Source: Washington Post November 22, 2017 04:09 UTC