Matthew has a PhD in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and an MPhil in Social and Developmental Psychology from the University of Cambridge where he specialized in identifying risk factors and correlates of non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents. Matthew’s doctoral studies were funded by a Gates Cambridge Scholarship and the present study was funded by the Welcome Trust.
Matthew Cassels
Matthew has a PhD in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and an MPhil in Social and Developmental Psychology from the University of Cambridge where he specialized in identifying risk factors and correlates of non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents. Matthew’s doctoral studies were funded by a Gates Cambridge Scholarship and the present study was funded by the Welcome Trust.
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Continued family dysfunction accounts for the association between childhood adversity and adolescent self-harm
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Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is any deliberate attempt at inflicting physical self-harm in the absence of suicidal intent. NSSI peaks during adolescence, with roughly 17% of adolescents reporting having engaged in it at least once.