Citation

Connors R. Am. J. Orthopsychiatry 1996; 66(2): 207-216.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, American Orthopsychiatric Association, Publisher Wiley Blackwell)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9173799

Abstract

Responding effectively to trauma survivors who engage in self-injury can be challenging, even for experienced therapists. This paper outlines therapeutic goals and appropriate clinical responses, including remaining present at and open to communication about disclosures of self-injury, helping clients to intervene in their own process of self-injury, and working with clients to resolve underlying issues. Alternatives to self-injury are discussed and cautions are offered about common therapeutic responses likely to be particularly unhelpful.

Language: en