this is an important enough topic that even more studies about adolescent self-harm need to be done. the headline here is somewhat sensational yet the article shows that the physiological factor of serotonin is the more important factor. the article, and presumably the study, didn't address any other co-factor, other than mother-daughter arguing, many of which presumably, if combined with low serotonin may well have the same effects. fortunately the article describes the study enough to counter the headline.

This is a classic example of challenging yet "accurate" science reporting turned downright harmful by the headline writer. The piece reports on one research result which finds a combined correlation which, in turn, correlates to self-harming behavior, which in turn is a factor in suicide attempts which in turn are a predictor of successful suicides. In order to judge the real import of this article it is necessary to have a good science background and access to the original data. The reporting turns science into bad science and Science Daily should be ashamed of itself.