A further 160,000 people aged over 16 in such cases were also admitted between 1998 and 2009.
Self-harm ranges from scratching and cutting the skin to poisoning, typically begins around 14, and peaks between 16 and 25.
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7,000 Scottish kids self-harm
More than 7,000 children in Scotland have been admitted to hospital over the last decade for deliberately harming themselves, new figures claim.
