@article{ref1,
title="How individuals who self-harm manage their own risk-'I cope because I self-harm, and I can cope with my self-harm'",
journal="Psychological reports",
year="2020",
author="Woodley, Samantha and Hodge, Suzanne and Jones, Kerri and Holding, Andrew",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Self-harm is a complex and idiosyncratic behaviour. This article focuses on how those who self-harm manage their own risk. Utilising opportunity sampling, ten members of a self-harm support group were interviewed about how they risk manage their self-harm and the data analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The analysis showed that all participants were actively involved in risk management of their self-harm. Through a process of managing consequences, exercising control in the process, and an awareness of the social context. It is posited that people who self-harm should be viewed as actively engaging with the risks of self-harm whilst it is a coping mechanism, as opposed to passive or ignoring. This understanding can be integrated into current risk management plans within services and invites a more dynamic conversation of self-harm between services users and services. Effective risk management involves good relationships between individuals who self-harm and clinicians, services which promote positive risk taking as opposed to defensive practice, and true collaboration between services and service users.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0033-2941",
doi="10.1177/0033294120945178",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0033294120945178"
}