Kids Health

Girls more likely to be hospitalised after self-harm than boys

Girls in Wales who have self harmed are significantly more likely than boys to be admitted to hospital, after turning up for emergency care, finds the first study of its kind, published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. This gender disparity is particularly evident among 10-15 year olds who have deliberately harmed themselves, […]

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Suicidal teenager hospitalised with schizophrenia was infected by CAT

Teenager caught a mind-altering infection from his cat, started believing he was the ‘son of the devil’ and having suicidal thoughts The unnamed 14-year-old boy was first hospitalised in October 2015  He suffered with hallucinations, rage outbursts and thoughts of killing his family  After dozens of treatments failed, he endured 11 weeks of extensive testing It […]