Citation

Fagan TJ, Cox J, Helfand SJ, Aufderheide D. J. Correct. Health Care 2010; 16(1): 48-66.

Affiliation

Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, National Commission on Correctional Health Care (USA), Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1078345809348212

PMID

19861319

Abstract

This article reviews the literature concerning self-injury among criminal offenders. It describes many of the problems, barriers, and obstacles to effective assessment and treatment of self-injury and discusses the absence of a clear paradigm within which to develop a classification system and standardized nomenclature to describe the spectrum of self-injurious behaviors. This article distinguishes between self-injury resulting from suicidal versus nonsuicidal intent, presents treatment strategies for managing each, and concludes with a proposed set of eight recommended goals for creating a national strategy to develop self-injury programming in correctional settings.

Language: en