Browsing Self Harm and Suicide by Subject "Self Harm"
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The Acceptability of a Smartphone App (BlueIce) for University Students Who Self-harm
(2022-01)University students are twice as likely to self-harm than community controls but, unfortunately, help-seeking among this population is particularly low. Given the stigma around self-harm, the face-to-face nature of traditional ... -
Accuracy of individual and combined risk-scale items in the prediction of repetition of self-harm: multicentre prospective cohort study
(2020-12)Background Individuals attending emergency departments following self-harm have increased risks of future self-harm. Despite the common use of risk scales in self-harm assessment, there is growing evidence that combinations ... -
Accuracy of risk scales for predicting repeat self-harm and suicide: a multicentre, population-level cohort study using routine clinical data
(2018-04-25)Background: Risk scales are used widely in the management of patients presenting to hospital following self-harm. However, there is evidence that their diagnostic accuracy in predicting repeat self-harm is limited. Their ... -
Beating Adolescent Self-Harm (BASH): a randomised controlled trial comparing usual care versus usual care plus a smartphone self-harm prevention app (BlueIce) in young adolescents aged 12–17 who self-harm: study protocol
(2021-11)Introduction A mobile app, BlueIce, was codesigned with young people with a history of self-harm to provide them with more accessible and available evidence-based support at times of distress. A preliminary evaluation found ... -
Changing paramedic students' perception of people who self-harm
(2020-10)This study aimed to identify whether paramedic students' perceptions of patients who self-harm changed following an educational intervention. Background: Self-harm is a major public health concern with an increasing ... -
Direct costs of hospital care of self-harm: A national register-based cohort study
(2021-11)Objective To estimate national direct hospital costs associated with treatment of self-harm and to analyse whether costs differ with respect to demographic and clinical characteristics. Methods A cohort design was applied ... -
Effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment following diagnosis of depression on suicidal behaviour risk: a target trial emulation
(2023-07)There is concern regarding the impact of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) on suicidal behaviour. Using the target trial framework, we investigated the effect on suicidal behaviour of SSRI treatment following ... -
Effectiveness of medical treatment for bipolar disorder regarding suicide, self-harm and psychiatric hospital admission: between- and within-individual study on Danish national data
(2022-04)Mood stabilisers are the main treatment for bipolar disorder. However, it is uncertain which drugs have the best outcomes. Aims To investigate whether rates of suicide, self-harm and psychiatric hospital admission in ... -
Effects of ketamine treatment on suicidal ideation: a qualitative study of patients’ accounts following treatment for depression in a UK ketamine clinic
(2019-08)Objective It is recognised that ketamine treatment can reduce suicidal ideation (SI) in people with depression, at least in the short term. However, information is lacking on patients’ perspectives on such effects. ... -
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-harm
(2020-12)There has been extensive discussion, some of it data-based1 but much of it speculative, on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide. Since death by suicide requires thorough investigation by professionals, such as ... -
Environmental changes to reduce self-harm on an adolescent inpatient psychiatric ward: an interrupted time series analysis
(2020-07)Existing interventions to reduce self-harm in adolescents admitted to psychiatric wards are usually focused on individual psychological treatments. However, the immediate ward environment in which treatment takes place is ... -
Helping young people who self-harm
(2017-02)Key learning points: For many young people, the function of self-harm is to escape an unbearable emotional state; relief and negative feelings experienced following self-harm can result in a cycle of self-harming behaviour; ... -
How to manage self-harm in primary care
(2023-01)Mental health specialist nurse Karen Lascelles explains how to approach patients who are self-harming and offer appropriate care and support in line with new NICE guidance. -
“If I Didn’t Have Them, I’m Not Sure How I Would Have Coped with Everything Myself”: Empowering and Supporting Parents/Carers of High-Risk Young People Assisted by Community Forensic CAMHS
(2022-04)Parent/carer involvement in their child’s support for mental health difficulties is a critical component of effective care. 13 Community Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (F:CAMHS) across England were ... -
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health service utilisation following selfharm: a systematic review
(2022-01)Background Evidence on the impacts of the pandemic on healthcare presentations for self-harm has accumulated rapidly. However, existing reviews do not include studies published beyond 2020. Aims To systematically review ... -
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-harm and suicidal behaviour: a living systematic review [version 1; peer review: 1 approved]
(2020-09)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused morbidity and mortality, as well as, widespread disruption to people’s lives and livelihoods around the world. Given the health and economic threats posed by the pandemic to ... -
Impact of Web-Based Sharing and Viewing of Self-Harm–Related Videos and Photographs on Young People: Systematic Review
(2021-03)Given recent moves to remove or blur self-harm imagery or content on the web, it is important to understand the impact of posting, viewing, and reposting self-harm images on young people. Objective: The aim of this ... -
Interventions to reduce self-harm on in-patient wards: systematic review
(2021-04)Background Incidents of self-harm are common on psychiatric wards. There are a wide variety of therapeutic, social and environmental interventions that have shown some promise in reducing self-harm in in-patient settings, ... -
Life problems in children and adolescents who self-harm: findings from the multicentre study of self-harm in England
(2022-01)Background: Self-harm, a significant and increasing global problem in children and adolescents, is often repeated and is associated with risk of future suicide. To identify potential interventions, we need to understand ... -
Management of patients with an advance decision and suicidal behaviour: a systematic review
(2019-03)Background The use of advance care planning and advance decisions for psychiatric care is growing. However, there is limited guidance on clinical management when a patient presents with suicidal behaviour and an advance ...
