Self-embedding behavior and other forms of self-injury should be responded to quickly, experts urge

While the disturbing act of self-injury is nothing new to adolescents, researchers and physicians have identified a more severe type of behavior that is raising some concern among medical professionals. Often misdiagnosed, ignored and under-reported, self-embedding behavior (SEB) is a form of self-injurious behavior that involves inserting foreign objects into soft tissue -- either under the skin or into muscle.

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