Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Goths, self harm and suicide


Marilyn Mansun, Fields of The Nephilm, The Mission, Sisters of Mercy... according to research in The British Medical Journal if you have any of these bands in your record collection and you tend to like wearing black and avoiding the sun you could be more likely to engage in self harming behaviours. The research showed that 'Goth subculture' was linked to a lifetime prevelance of self harm of 53% and an attempted suicide risk of 43%.
British Medical Journal (2006)