Resisting Urges to Self-Injure.

نویسندگان

  • E David Klonsky
  • Catherine R Glenn
چکیده

The present study explored whether and how self-injurers attempt to resist urges to harm themselves. Participants were 39 young adults with a history of skin cutting and other non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors. A structured interview assessed the prevalence and perceived helpfulness of 48 methods for resisting self-injurious urges. Ninety percent of participants indicated that they had made efforts to resist urges to self-injure. These individuals had used an average of 16 different methods, and reported that they were successful in resisting the urges most of the time. "Keeping busy" and "Being around friends" were the most common methods used to resist self-injurious urges. However, "Doing sports or exercise" and "Removing the means/instruments typically used to self-harm from the home" were rated as being the most helpful for resisting self-injurious urges. Findings have implications for enhancing treatment and guiding future research.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy

دوره 36 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008