TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Use of a safe kit to decrease self-injury among adolescent inpatients: A pilot study
JO  - Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services
A1  - Loveridge, Stephanie Michelle
SP  - 32
EP  - 36
VL  - 51
IS  - 9
N2  - A quasi-experimental pilot study was conducted via a convenience sample of 39 adolescents with a recent history of self-injury who were admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit. It was postulated that the use of a safe kit would decrease the urge to self-injure during the participant's hospital stay. Participants were screened using the Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory 9 and enrolled in the study after informed consent was received. Patients designed a safe kit, filling it with items that may help them refrain from self-injury when the urge was high. At the end of the hospital stay, participants completed a questionnaire evaluating the use of the safe kit in the context of other coping skills used during their admission. Sixty-two percent (n = 23) of participants used the kit as a means of coping with urges to self-injure. Sixty-one percent of those who used the kit strongly agreed that the safe kit reduced the urge to self-injure. Further research is needed with a larger sample to explore the effectiveness of a safe kit in maintaining safety on an adolescent unit. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, xx(x), xx-xx.].<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0279-3695
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20130612-03
ID  - ref1
ER  -