Podcast: The Practice of Nonsuicidal Self-injury in Adolescents Part 2

Brian Smith, MD, continues his discussion of the practice of nonsuicidal self-injury in adolescents. Cutting, burning, self-hitting or banging, scratching, interfering with wound healing-these practices of self-injury may be on the rise.

In Part 2 of this podcast series, he discusses the how’s, the why’s-and treatment options. Dr Smith is assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at the Michigan State University in East Lansing.

Part 1 of this series can be found here.

The practice of nonsuicidal self-injury in adolescents-Part 2