@article{ref1,
title="Cognitive-behavioural intervention for self-harm: Randomised controlled trial",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="2008",
author="Slee, Nadja and Garnefski, N. and van der Leeden, Rien and Arensman, Ella and Spinhoven, P.",
volume="192",
number="3",
pages="202-211",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Self-harm by young people is occurring with increasing frequency. Conventional in-patient and out-patient treatment has yet to be proved efficacious. AIMS: To investigate the efficacy of a short cognitive-behavioural therapy intervention with 90 adolescents and adults who had recently engaged in self-harm. METHOD: Participants (aged 15-35 years) were randomly assigned to treatment as usual plus the intervention, or treatment as usual only. Assessments were completed at baseline and at 3 months, 6 months and 9 months follow-up. RESULTS: Patients who received cognitive-behavioural therapy in addition to treatment as usual were found to have significantly greater reductions in self-harm, suicidal cognitions and symptoms of depression and anxiety, and significantly greater improvements in self-esteem and problem-solving ability, compared with the control group. CONCLUSIONS: These findings extend the evidence that a time-limited cognitive-behavioural intervention is effective for patients with recurrent and chronic self-harm.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="10.1192/bjp.bp.107.037564",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.107.037564"
}