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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Deliberate Self-Harm"”.
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Deliberate self-harm in adolescence : parenting and stigma
… of parenting a young person that engages in self-harm is reviewed and critically evaluated. It aims to present an understanding of parents' perceptions of self-harm, how it impacts themselves and others and the support available.Part two is an empirical paper which used qualitative …
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The impact of assessment on repeat deliberate self-harm
Deliberate self-harm is a pervasive issue that is the topic of worldwide clinical and research focus. Among the extensive research findings two salient issues emerge that provide the foundation for this study. The first is that a deliberate self-harm attempt is a significant risk factor for future …
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Context and complexity : counselling psychology, deliberate self-harm and substance misuse
… of young adult males in managing their deliberate self-hann. Semi-structured inten"iews were conducted either face-to-face (n=5) or online (/1=3) with male participants aged between 18 and 26 years old recruited from self-harm message boards online and a newspaper advertisement. …
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Motives for deliberate self-harm in a South African tertiary hospital
… body of literature on the epidemiology of deliberate self-harm (DSH) in South Africa, comparatively few studies have investigated the motives for self-harm. No studies have investigated the motives for DSH in Cape Town. Aim: To identify the range of motives for DSH in Cape Town, and how …
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An exploratory study of deliberate self-harm in a South African student population
… to generate an exploratory functional model of deliberate self-harm (DSH) occurring among a South African student population (n = 603) using Principle Component Analysis (PCA). A battery of instruments, including the Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory (DSHI) and the Functional Assessment of …
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Factors associated with deliberate self-harm method among patients in a tertiary hospital in South Africa
… burden of suicide behaviour and methods used in deliberate self-harm (DSH). The information on methods used in DSH may be useful to plan suicide-related intervention and prevention programmes. We aimed to investigate the socio-demographic and clinical factors associated with the methods used in …
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Cue reactivity to self-harm cues: the development of a systematic treatment intervention for deliberate self-harm
… is increasing awareness of the prevalence of deliberate self-harm (DSH) although the phenomenon is still poorly understood. Those who self-harm often have a poor long-term prognosis, yet systematic focused treatment interventions are scarce. DSH appears to share fundamental characteristics …
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Stressful life events and deliberate self-harm: Exploring the specificity of stressful life events and emotion regulation facets
… between different stressful life events and deliberate self-harm. It examined both the cumulative and specific effects of stressful life events. Methods: A quantitative correlational survey method was adopted using several questionnaires to explore the relationship between stressful life …
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Exploring associations between childhood emotional abuse, suicidal behaviour and deliberate self-harm: the mediating role of distress tolerance
… with psychological difficulties such as deliberate self-harm (DSH), and suicidal behaviours (SB), indicating that they may represent considerable risk factors for later psychopathology. CEA is associated with poorer emotional coping skills, which may mediate the severity of later …
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Assessment and Identification of Deliberate Self-Harm in the Adolescent and Young Adult Patient in the Primary Care Population
<p>Deliberate self-harm is a major public health concern among the adolescent and young adult population. Commonly, health care providers are not aware of the magnitude of the issue due to the fact that many adolescents and young adults who participate in the behavior do not present to the health …
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Attachment Orientation, Affect Regulation, and Coping Styles in Young Adults with Persistent, Transient, or Absent History of Deliberate Self-Harm
The prevalence of deliberate self-harm (DSH) is on the rise, making clinicians more likely than ever to encounter DSH in their clinical practice (Klonsky, 2007; Nock, 2009), and consequently making research that informs such clinical practice increasingly vital. Past research has neglected to …
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Patient factors that predict admission to an emergency psychiatric unit following deliberate self-harm in an urban hospital in South Africa
… with psychiatric admission following an act of deliberate self-harm (DSH) in South Africa. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the sociodemographic and clinical factors which differentiated DSH patients who were admitted to an emergency psychiatric unit compared to those who were …
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Epidemiology of substance use among service users admitted to hospital following a medically serious act of deliberate self-harm: a feasibility study
… use history were collected using; (i) a self reported questionnaire, (ii) Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Tests (AUDIT), (iii) Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) and (iv) SUD module of the structured clinical interview of the DSM. Results: Findings of the feasibility …
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Factors associated with increased suicidal intent among deliberate self-harm patients treated in the emergency room of an urban hospital in South Africa
… factors associated with high risk of serious self-harm or suicide, may be useful for improving patient care and strengthening appropriate referral pathways. Aim: To determine the sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with elevated levels of suicidal intent among self-harm patients …
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Metabolic alterations in patients with self-inflicted aggressive behaviour
Self-inflicted aggressive behaviour is a cross diagnostic phenomenon of major clinical relevance in psychiatric setting. Accumulating evidence speaks for a role of metabolic and immunological factors in aggressive behaviour. The aim of this thesis is to enlighten the role of leptin, insulin, …
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Adolescent Patient Treatment Dropout
… population, especially with patients engaged in deliberate self-harm. The purpose of this study was to examine the treatment attrition rate for adolescents with deliberate self-harm in an adapted dialectical behavior therapy intensive outpatient program. A total of 141 adolescents previously …
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Exploring professional quality of life and personal experiences of the criminal justice system
… investigation of the correlated between self-harm exposure and professional quality of life in those caring for individuals who engage in deliberate self-harm</b>.<i><br/></i><i><br/></i><br/>
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The evaluation of Carousel : a therapeutic programme for prisoners who self-harm
“Prison self-injury rate accelerates at four times the rise in population” (The Howard League for Penal Reform; 2008a) The rise in self-harm figures in forensic settings in 2003 may largely be due to the improvement in the reporting of self-harm levels in prisons in December 2002. However it does …
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Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) process and outcome: a systematic evaluation of ACT for treatment resistant patients
… maladaptive behaviours (e.g., substance abuse, deliberate self-harm). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a relatively modern psychological treatment which proposes that the formally dissimilar symptoms this group present result from a common cause; namely, excessive entanglement with, …
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