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Deliberate self-harm behaviour in Swedish adolescent girls reports from public assessment and treatment agencies
- Authors:
- HOLMQVIST Rolf, CARLBERG Margareta, HELLGREN Lars
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Youth Care Forum, 37(1), February 2008, pp.1-13.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Self-harming behaviour among adolescents, and particularly adolescent girls, has evoked much public attention. This article presents a Swedish study about what information assessment and treatment agencies have about self-harming behaviour in the form of cutting and burning in adolescent girls. The study was made on assignment by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare. All public agencies assessing or treating adolescents with psychological problems in three Swedish cities were asked to deliver information about self-harming behaviour in the form of self-cutting or self-burning in girls between 13 and 18 years of age. In addition, the young offender institutions within the National Board of Institutional Care treating teenager girls were asked to deliver information about self-harming behaviour in their clients. About 1% of the total population of girls in these ages were known to have cut or burnt themselves and about one third of the girls in the institutions. Attempts to distinguish subgroups among the girls were only partly successful. Although some subgroups could be identified, the overlap between them was large. The conclusion was that this behaviour may be seen as an expression of a wide variety of problems in a heterogeneous group of young persons.
Developing empathy: a case study exploring transference and countertransference with adolescent females who self-injure
- Author:
- NORTON Christine Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 25(1), March 2011, pp.95-107.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
In younger people, self-injury, or a volitional act to harm one’s body, is both common and increasing. This is especially true in young females. In order to address this practice, self-injury among female adolescents has become an important clinical issue in social work. Anxiety has long been described as one of the primary reasons that self-injury occurs in this population. This paper explores the role of empathy in mitigating anxiety and helping with emotional regulation and highlights the need to empathically monitor the self-systems of female clients who self-injure. This paper considers issues of gender and family structure within this population and explores transference and countertransference as important processes that can help to develop empathy in the therapeutic relationship. From the authors own experience, a case study of ‘Maive’ is presented to highlight these important processes. In ending, the implications for social work practice are discussed.
Stopping the pain: a workbook for teens who self-injure
- Author:
- SHAPIRO Lawrence E.
- Publisher:
- Instant Help
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 142p., CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- Norwalk, CT
Self-injury can be a symptom of a variety of disorders, but no matter what the cause, this disturbing behaviour must be addressed. This comprehensive workbook helps the teen and her counsellor explore the reasons behind her need to hurt herself, and focuses on more positive ways to deal with the issues of stress and control. Includes a CD that contains a digital copy of the workbook for easy printing.
Teen team solution
- Author:
- FRANCIS Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 39, 2.7.03, 2003, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Reports on the TEENS (Training, Education and Employment in Newham) project, a full time youth project providing services for young Asian women in London who self harm. It is run by Zindaagi, a project that develops specialist services for Asian girls in emotional distress.
Clinical correlates and repetition of self-harming behaviors among female adolescent victims of sexual abuse
- Authors:
- CYR Mireille, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 14(2), 2005, pp.49-68.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
... and then compared on symptom self-reports; 62.1% of the adolescents engaged in at least one self-mutilating behavior. A graded relation was observed between level of self-mutilating behavior and rate, and total number of clinical disorders. At nine month follow-up, one in four teenagers still reported a moderate or high level of self-harm. The need for systematic assessment and intervention of self-mutilating
Hurting inside out: young women and self-harm
- Author:
- YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Young Women's Christian Association
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Examines the phenomenon of self-harm and why an estimated 200,000 11 to 15 year olds, mostly young women, deliberately injure themselves every year as means of expressing feelings and coping with emotional problems. Recommendations are made as to how to help those who engage in this disturbing, taboo activity.
Harm by her own hand: a study of internalised violence among female juveniles
- Authors:
- ELLIS Rodney A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 6(3), 2002, pp.75-89.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Recent research regarding violence among juveniles has left important questions unanswered. One question involves the effect of gender. This paper reports the results of a study examining gender differences in violent behavior. The records of 136 juveniles were reviewed to test the hypothesis that sexual abuse, low levels of family support, and low levels of support from friends would predict self-directed violence more effectively among females than among males.
Why would I want to kill myself? Self-harm as an adaptive response: young women' views
- Author:
- KINMOND Kathryn
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 3(2), June 2001, pp.37-44.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Semi-focused interviews were carried out with four young women who have been self-harming for several years. Analysis of the interviews suggests that the experience and meaning of self-harm for these women should be viewed as 'an adaptive response which fulfils specific and complex functions' but which does not attempt to end life. This paper presents one young woman's story in detail, together with an overview of the three other accounts. The functions of self-harm for the women is discussed, together with the implications for clinical practice.
Scarred by pain
- Author:
- HARRISON Diane
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.8.96, 1996, p.17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A young woman inflicts pain on herself because she feels it is the only area of her life over which she has any control. Finds that for that young women and others like her, self-harm, is a way of expressing the unspeakable.
Serious case review: Child J: final report
- Author:
- CUMBRIA LOCAL SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN BOARD
- Publisher:
- Cumbria Local Safeguarding Children Board
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 42
- Place of publication:
- Carlisle
Serious case review of Child J who died on 4th January 2013 from suicide. Child J had been the victim of a sexual assault 18 months before her death; had suffered from bulimia; and had previously taken a paracetamol overdose. The review used the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) Learning Together systems model. The review presents nine key findings and questions to Cumbria Local Safeguarding Children Board. Findings include: lack of professional knowledge of high risk indicators for adult suicide; lack of appreciation of the 'inner world' of teenagers; insufficient processes in schools to challenge fixed mindsets around a case; referral to CAMHS does not guarantee safe outcomes for a young person if the service is not functioning adequately; clarity in the role of parents in protecting their children from suicide; effectiveness of risk assessment tools; quality assurance of counselling services. (Original abstract)