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Guidelines for managing self-harm in a forensic setting
- Author:
- GOUGH Karen
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Forensic Practice, 7(2), May 2005, pp.10-14.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
In the preparation of these guidelines, a literature search was conducted to examine the evidence on clinical effectiveness for managing self-harm. Overall, the evidence for defining a definitive treatment approach to self-harm is extremely limited. However, a number of studies/reviews have identified aspects of treatment and care that are considered to be effective. Guidelines have been
Staff attitudes to self-harm and its management in a forensic psychiatric service
- Authors:
- GOUGH Karen, HAWKINS Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Forensic Practice, 2(4), December 2000, pp.22-28.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Identified risk factors and clinical experience suggest that self-harm is a common and very significant problem in forensic psychiatric settings. Sparse training on self-harm given to staff throughout professional development is a concern for staff who can be left feeling dissatisfied and powerless as how to manage the patient who self-harms. Consequently, staff often have to rely on idiosyncratic beliefs about self-harm and its management to guide their practice. This survey investigated staff attitudes towards self-harm in a forensic psychiatric service. The results highlight much variation in attitudes and a sub-population of staff holding relatively more punitive/negative beliefs. In addition, the survey drew attention to the difficulty of managing self-harm in forensic settings - especially in relation to issues around facilitating safe self-harm.