Psychiatry research
Genetic and environmental factors in pain symptoms and self-harm, and their association. A twin study.
Jenny Rickardsson, Mark J Taylor, Paul Lichtenstein, Henrik Larsson, Sebastian Lundström, Karin Jensen, Maria Lalouni
Published: 202610.1016/j.psychres.2026.116962
Abstract
Individuals who self-harm are often insensitive to pain, and consequently pain sensitivity has been proposed as a barrier for self-harm. It is unclear how pain and self-harm interplay in real life settings, and to what extent genetics and environment…
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