Children’s Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases May Lead To Self-Harm Later On

Moms – Larissa Marulli

When a child or teen suffers from pediatric-onset immune-mediated inflammatory disease (pIMID), they have a stronger likelihood of suffering from self-harm in their early adult years. Being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease of any kind as a child can take a very serious toll on the mental health of the patient. Not only is this person dealing with symptoms from their autoimmune disease, but they may also be dealing with feelings of feeling alone, unlucky, or with hopelessness that things will never get better for them.

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