@article{ref1,
title="A rationale for service responses to self-injury",
journal="Journal of mental health",
year="2012",
author="Longden, Eleanor and Proctor, Gillian",
volume="21",
number="1",
pages="15-22",
abstract="Background In this paper, reasons reported by people who self-injure to explain this behaviour are presented. Aims Traditional service responses are examined and it is suggested that these may exacerbate the reasons why people self-injure and are likely to create vulnerability to further harm. Method A rationale is presented which suggests that service-providers should aim to respond to the specific feelings underlying self-injury (SI) in a therapeutic way. Results Guidance is provided for implementing constructive responses to SI within clinical practice. Conclusions If service-providers are trained to understand and accept SI as a comprehensible act of coping, then attitudes of respect and empathy are more likely to be exhibited. In turn, these approaches are therapeutic to service-users, potentially mitigating the feelings that initially prompt SI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0963-8237",
doi="10.3109/09638237.2011.608744",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638237.2011.608744"
}