TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Self-harm and the positive risk taking approach. Can being able to think about the possibility of harm reduce the frequency of actual harm?
JO  - Journal of mental health
A1  - Birch, Sarah
A1  - Cole, Samantha
A1  - Hunt, Kate
A1  - Edwards, Blossom
A1  - Reaney, Emma
SP  - 293
EP  - 303
VL  - 20
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0963-8237
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638237.2011.570809
ID  - ref1
ER  -