Solution-focused approaches for treating self-injurious thoughts and behaviours: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-injurious thoughts and behaviours are a major global public health concern, not least because they are one of suicide's strongest predictors. Solution-focused approaches are a psychotherapeutic approach currently being used to treat individuals with self-injurious thoughts and behaviours but there is little published evidence of their use. We conducted a scoping review to provide a comprehensive overview of how solution-focused approaches are being used to treat self-injurious thoughts and behaviours.

Methods

Publications describing a solution-focused approach being delivered to any individuals experiencing any form of self-injurious thought and/or behaviour were eligible for inclusion. Five databases were searched (EMBASE, PubMed, Web of Knowledge, PsycINFO,

SUBMITTER: Jerome L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11443805 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature