TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Self-injury and self capacities: assisting an individual in crisis
JO  - Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken)
A1  - Deiter, P. J.
A1  - Nicholls, S. S.
A1  - Pearlman, Laurie Anne
SP  - 1173
EP  - 1191
VL  - 56
IS  - 9
N2  - This article reports findings of a study on self-injury, childhood abuse, and self capacities that supports a theory for understanding and assisting self-injuring individuals in crisis. In the study, 233 adults from partial hospital settings and an outpatient clinic answered questions concerning self-injury, abuse history, and three self capacities (the ability to tolerate strong affect, the ability to maintain a sense of self-worth, and the ability to maintain a sense of connection to others). More than 60% reported childhood abuse. More than half reported self-injury. Individuals with a history of self-injury showed greater impairment of self capacities than individuals who did not report self-injury. Individuals with a history of childhood abuse showed greater impairment than did individuals who did not report childhood abuse. Greatest impairment was associated with both self-injury and abuse. Implications of the results are explored and the theory for assisting self-injuring individuals in crisis is presented.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0021-9762
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1097-4679(200009)56:9<1173::AID-JCLP5>3.0.CO;2-P
ID  - ref1
ER  -