The brains of teenage girls who engage in self-harm, including cutting, show features similar to those seen in adults with BPD. "A lot of people react to girls who cut by saying, ‘She’s just doing it for attention, she should just knock it off,’ but we need to take this seriously..."

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The brains of teenage girls who engage in self-harm, including cutting, show features similar to those seen in adults with BPD. "A lot of people react to girls who cut by saying, ‘She’s just doing it for attention, she should just knock it off,’ but we need to take this seriously..."