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Feb 2021
25m 3s

Understanding Self-Injury

HEALTHLINE MEDIA
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Finding out that someone you know is self-harming can be confusing and unsettling. In today’s episode, Dr. Mark Mayfield, a board certified counselor and founder of Mayfield Counseling Centers tells us more about this behavior and what causes people to self-injure. How common is it? What type of person self-injures? Most importantly, is this something people ... Show More
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