@article{ref1,
title="A feasibility study highlighting challenges in evaluating a structured, psychological treatment for self-harm in adult psychiatric inpatient settings",
journal="Psychiatry research",
year="2019",
author="Fife, Sarah and Blumenfeld, Frances and Williams, Claire and Wood, Lisa",
volume="282",
number="",
pages="e112609-e112609",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Despite being the most common reason for admission to psychiatric inpatient services, no evidence-based treatment currently exists for self-harm in this setting. Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) trials have found promising results in treating self-harm in outpatient settings; however findings for inpatient settings are still limited. <br><br>METHOD: A single-arm feasibility trial was conducted examining a DBT-informed 'Coping with Crisis' (CwC) group protocol, which focused on self-harm and crisis management strategies. Twenty-four participants were recruited from an inpatient ward in a National Health Service (NHS) Trust in the UK. The Inventory of Statements about Self-Injury and Distress Tolerance Scale were administered at baseline and post-therapy. Data was collected on the rates of recruitment, retention, session attendance, outcome measure completion, adverse events and participant feedback, in order to inform the design of a main study. <br><br>RESULTS: Findings indicated that it was feasible to run the CWC group and research study on an inpatient ward. However, there were several challenges in recruiting to target (80% achieved) and retaining participants (38% of consented participants completed). A number of implementation issues were identified and recommendations have been made to inform future group and study designs.<br><br>Crown Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-1781",
doi="10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112609",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112609"
}