For many girls, cutting and burning their own skin is a way
of expressing deep emotional pain. What kinds of problems lead
girls to injure themselves? Learn how to help yourself. Learn
how and where to get help from others. read
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Medications
for Treating Depression
For
people who suffer from depression, life would be hard to swallow
without help from medication. Depression causes a chemical imbalance
in the brain and special meds go to work to get the brain's
neurotransmitters firing at full capacity again.
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more...
Self-Injury:
A Guide for Family and Friends
The evidence is all over her arms—one thin red scar after
another. It may make you angry; it may gross you out. But
you'll need to get a handle on those feelings if you really
want to help your friend or family member heal. read
more...
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