White matter and impulsivity are prospectively associated with non‑suicidal self‑injury in youth
View the recent publication by Dr Lisanne Jenkins: ‘White matter and impulsivity are prospectively associated with non‑suicidal self‑injury in youth: evidence for sex differences’.
This article discusses non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) which typically begins in adolescence and is associated with higher impulsivity and compromised white matter microstructure in the brain. Identifying early predictors of NSSI is a high priority. The team used data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study to examine whether baseline white matter, specifically generalized fractional anisotropy (GFA), and different facets of impulsivity were prospectively associated with NSSI onset two years later.