Researchers study 'self-embedding disorder' among teens

Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 17:16 in Psychology & Sociology

Researchers evaluating a new technique for locating and removing objects accidentally embedded in the body say they may have uncovered a new form of self-mutilating behavior in which teenagers intentionally insert objects into their flesh.

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