Understanding the Needs of Young People Who Engage in Self-Harm: A Qualitative Investigation.

ABSTRACT: Self-harm is common and associated with adverse outcomes. Research about the risk factors for self-harm has informed the field with regard to clinical interventions that should be delivered for young people who engage in self-harm. Missing is an in-depth understanding of what the triggers of an urge to self-harm might be, including in young people being treated with a clinical intervention. Therefore, there is little knowledge about what techniques young people find helpful to deal with urges to self-harm when they occur. This qualitative study engaged seven young people with lived experience of self-harm in semi-structured interviews about the immediate triggers of the urge to self-harm, and helpful strategies to manage this urge. Thematic analysis using a general inductive approach revea

SUBMITTER: Hetrick SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6968776 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature