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Group-based problem-solving therapy in self-poisoning females: a pilot study
- Author:
- BANNAN Noreen
- Journal article citation:
- Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 10(3), September 2010, pp.201-213.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
In this pilot study 18 females (aged 18 to 53 years) who had presented to an accident and emergency department of an inner city hospital in Ireland following an episode of deliberate non-fatal self-poisoning were equally randomised to a time-limited, group-based problem-solving intervention or to a treatment as usual control group. The intervention group underwent 8 sessions of group therapy each lasting 150 minutes, with the initial 4 sessions held twice weekly, the next two sessions held weekly, and the final two sessions held at two week intervals. The control group received standard individual therapy in the outpatients or day hospital. All clients were assessed using standardised questionnaires for depression, hopelessness, suicidal ideation and social problem-solving skills. Adherence with therapy was good with only one client in each group failing to adhere to the treatment schedule. The treatment group experienced significant reductions in levels of depression, hopelessness, suicidal ideation and improvements in self-assessed social problem-solving skills. Improvements in mental health and aspects of self-assessed problem-solving skills continued to be evident at two months follow-up in this group. The control group did not change significantly over time on mental health measures or social problem solving abilities. The authors conclude that these preliminary findings suggest that group-based problem-solving therapy is effective in the management of deliberate self-poisoning.
Degradation, harm and survival in a women's prison
- Authors:
- SCRATON Phil, MOORE Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Society, 5(1), January 2006, pp.67-78.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Based on primary research for the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission this article focuses on the conditions and regimes under which women and girls are imprisoned in the North of Ireland. Extensive interviews with women place their experiences and reflections at the heart of the analysis and are supported by full observational access to the daily routines in operation at the Mourne House Unit at Maghaberry Prison. Of particular concern are institutionalised practices regarding self-harm, suicide prevention and the pathologisation of girls and women with mental health needs.
Prayers, parties and participation
- Author:
- IBRAHIM Farzana
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, October 2003, pp.30-32.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Argues for the involvement of Asian women service users and survivors in the development and provision of mental health services if they are to be truly relevant. Emphasises the need for both specialist and mainstream services.
Suicide and self-harm
- Authors:
- BIRD Lisa, FAULKNER Alison
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 30p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Discusses incidence of, and risk factors for, suicide and self harm.
Witnessing violence and self-harming behaviors in women and men with severe mental illness
- Authors:
- O'HARE Thomas, SHEN Ce, SHERRER Margaret V.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 14(4), 2016, pp.313-326.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
People with severe mental illness (SMI) report high rates of having witnessed violence resulting in injury or death, but little is known about the relationship between having witnessed violence and self-harming behaviours. With 420 women and men diagnosed with SMI, the authors tested the hypothesis that one or more lifetime episodes of having seen someone “seriously harmed or killed in combat, home, or crime situation” would correlate with self-harming behaviours while controlling for other correlates of self-harm. Results showed that depression and having witnessed another person being harmed or killed were significantly associated with self-harm. Limitations included the cross-sectional design. (Edited publisher abstract)
Protecting the human rights of vulnerable women: a spotlight on deaths of women in prison
- Author:
- COLES Deborah
- Journal article citation:
- Probation Journal, 57(1), March 2010, pp.75-82.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The trends in self-inflicted deaths of women in custody in England and Wales are reviewed and commented upon in this short article by a co-director of INQUEST, an organisation which has been instrumental, via previous publications on research and practice with women in custody, in drawing national and international attention to the issues causing and arising from the deaths of women in prison and the investigations thereafter. Making mention of various case studies of women in New Hall and Styal prisons, the author argues that prison is an inappropriate response to the problems faced by many women offenders, current policies are failing to protect their human rights and this failure to take action is causing deaths.
Learning from ‘near misses’: interviews with women who survived an incident of severe self-harm in prison
- Authors:
- BORRILL Jo, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 44(1), February 2005, pp.57-69.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article describes qualitative research with women survivors of potentially lethal self-harm in prison. In-depth interviews were carried out during 2002/03 with 15 women, (adults and young offenders), from six establishments. The interviews focused on the women's own accounts of the ‘near miss’ incident, including intentions and motivations, factors leading up to the incident, experiences of care and support, current self-harm and suicidality, and suggestions for prevention. Recommendations include: improvements to the general prison regime; training and support for staff; specialist help for women with histories of abuse, mental illness, or borderline personality disorder; improved support following stressful life events.
For your own good
- Author:
- SIMS Jean
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 64, 2004, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
The Home Office's new 'Women's Offending Reduction Programme Action Plan' to reduce offending reveals women with drugs misuse or mental health problems are sometimes sent to prison for 'their own safety' despite evidence that prison is not a healthy place to be.
Screening new inmates in a female prison
- Authors:
- EARTHROWL Mark, McCULLY Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 13(2), September 2002, pp.428-439.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
This article examines the field-testing of a combination of two brief screening tools that identify women prisoners who may suffer major mental illness or present a risk of self-harm. Their ease of administration, tolerability, face validity and overall impact on the existing visiting psychiatric service were examined. The Referral Decision Scale and the Suicide Checklist were administered to 150 receptions at Arohata Women's Prison, New Zealand, over a 1-year period. Results indicate high levels of psychiatric morbidity similar to that found in previous studies and suggest more will be identified and receive intervention compared with the existing arrangements. Approximately one-third of the sample had been known to mental health services and a similar proportion had attempted suicide. The unique population ethnicity raises questions for the screening process and resource allocation.
Gender differences in risk factors for suicide in Denmark
- Authors:
- QIN Ping, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 177, December 2000, pp.546-550.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Gender is one of the most frequently replicated predictors for suicide. This Danish study aims to identify risk factors for suicide among males and females and to investigate whether risk factors for suicide differ by gender. A history of hospitalised mental illness was the most marked risk factor for suicide for both genders. Unemployment, retirement, being single and sickness absence were significant risk factors for men, whereas having a child 2 years old was significantly protective for women. The relative risks for suicide differed significantly between genders according to psychiatric admission status and being the parent of a child 2 years. However, adjustment for these factors did not eliminate the gender difference in suicide risk.