Self-Harm and Suicide Risk (IMAGE)

Veterans Affairs Research Communications

Self-Harm and Suicide Risk

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In a VA study of 151 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, a history of self-injurious behavior such as burning or hitting oneself was strongly linked to eventual suicidal thinking.

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Mitch Mirkin

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