The study, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, examined theprevalence of self-harm among 1,258 18- to 20-year-olds living incentral Clydesdale, Scotland. Contrary to previous studies, it foundself-harm was not strongly related to the harmer's gender or theirparents' social class. However, unemployed young people were found tohave more severe levels of self-harm and were more likely to want tokill themselves. In contrast young people still in full-time educationonly tended to self-harm for short periods.
In response to the research, the Mental Health Foundation called on theGovernment to view self-harm as a national priority. Dr AndrewMcCulloch, the foundation's chief executive said: "It is frustratingthat this is not already being addressed."
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