@article{ref1,
title="Self-harm and the positive risk taking approach. Can being able to think about the possibility of harm reduce the frequency of actual harm?",
journal="Journal of mental health",
year="2011",
author="Birch, Sarah and Cole, Samantha and Hunt, Kate and Edwards, Blossom and Reaney, Emma",
volume="20",
number="3",
pages="293-303",
abstract="Background. This article presents the results of an audit of self-harming across three women's units over a period of 6 years. All three units use a positive risk-taking approach to self-harm whereby the risk that this behaviour presents is considered in an effort to reduce actual harm. Aims. To explore patterns and frequency of self-harm across three units within a women's service. Method. Incidents of deliberate self-harm were collected from incident forms completed across the units from 2004 to 2009. Results. Frequency graphs show a reduction of self-harm over the course of admission, and parametric analyses show that there was a significant difference in the frequency of self-harm during the first and last 3 months of admission. Conclusions. These results are discussed within a psychoanalytical framework, with particular reference to relational security and the value of positive risk-taking.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0963-8237",
doi="10.3109/09638237.2011.570809",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638237.2011.570809"
}