Chicago - Radiologists say they have found a safe and precise method for dealing with what appears to be a growing problem among troubled teens: inserting objects such as pins and paperclips under the skin. Self-embedding disorder is part of a disturbing trend among adolescents - usually girls - who deliberately injure themselves without suicidal intent. "This is not a local phenomenon," said William Shiels II, a radiologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and lead author of a paper on the disorder. Since the disorder was identified two months ago, at least six other hospitals have reported similar...
