新奇事件簿 少女自残率出现激增

There has been a steep rise in reports of self-harm among young teenage girls in the United Kingdom. A new study from the British Medical Journal reports that more and more girls aged¹ 13 to 16 suffer from self-inflicted harm. Researchers from the University of Manchester looked at data on nearly 17,000 patients from more than 600 doctors' surgeries. The researchers found that there was a 68 per cent increase in self-harm among 13- to 16-year-old girls over the three-year period of the study. During the same period, rates stayed constant among 10- to 12-year-old girls and 17- to 19-year-olds. The study said self-harm rates among girls are three times higher than those for boys.

英国少女自残报告出现激增。来自《英国医学杂志》一份最新研究报道，越来越多13至16岁的女孩自我伤害。来自曼彻斯特大学的研究人员查看了600多名医生外科手术近1.7万名病人的数据。研究人员发现，过去三年研究期间，13岁到16岁少女自我伤害数量增加了68%。同期，10到12岁女孩和17到19岁女孩的数字没有变化。研究称，女孩的自残率是男孩的三倍。

Doctor Nav Kapur, study author and professor of psychiatry² and population health, said increasing stress and psychological problems were probably what was fuelling the trend. He said: "We must take self-harm seriously. It's important to understand its underlying³ causes." A UK children's charity said: "Self-harm can often be an expression of a deeper problem, which is why early intervention⁴ services to support these children are vital. Without this, the consequences really can be a matter of life or death." Self-harm is one of the biggest risk factors for suicide among teens. Suicide is now the second most common cause of death in the under-25s worldwide.

这份研究的作者，精神病学和人口卫生教授Nav Kapur医生表示，不断增加的压力和心理问题可能加剧了这一趋势。他表示：“我们必须严肃对待自我伤害的问题。必须深入理解潜在的原因。”英国一个儿童慈善机构表示：“自我伤害通常反映了更深入的问题，所以对这些少女进行早期干预至关重要。否则，结果可能危及生命，甚至造成死亡。”自我伤害是青少年自杀一个最大的风险因素。目前，自杀是全世界25岁以下年轻人死亡第二大原因。

1 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

2 psychiatry   

n.精神病学，精神病疗法

参考例句：

• The study appeared in the Amercian science Journal of Psychiatry.这个研究发表在美国精神病学的杂志上。
• A physician is someone who specializes in psychiatry.精神病专家是专门从事精神病治疗的人。

3 underlying   

adj.在下面的，含蓄的，潜在的

参考例句：

• The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
• This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。

4 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。