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I have been self harming since i was 9, i've never been on any antidepressants.

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

I hope you are : receiving some form of treatment. Dialectical behavioral therapy is the gold standard. Psychotropic medications may be beneficial.

Answered 6/4/2017

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