TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - A controlled trial of personal construct psychotherapy for deliberate self-harm
JO  - Psychology and psychotherapy
A1  - Winter, David
A1  - Sireling, Lester
A1  - Riley, T.
A1  - Metcalfe, Chris
A1  - Quaite, Ash
A1  - Bhandari, Shreya
SP  - 23
EP  - 37
VL  - 80
IS  - Pt 1
N2  - Evidence for the effectiveness of psychological therapies for people who self-harm is limited. Personal construct theory provides a model of self-harm and a framework for therapeutic intervention, which was evaluated in the present study. Sixty-four adults presenting to Accident and Emergency departments following self-harm were allocated to a personal construct psychotherapy or a 'normal clinical practice' condition. They completed various measures at assessment points pre- and post-therapy. Repetition of self-harm was assessed over a 3-year period. Participants in the intervention condition showed significantly greater reduction in suicidal ideation, hopelessness and depression post-treatment than the control group; and significantly more reconstruing at this point and 6-month follow-up. There was some evidence suggestive of a lower frequency of repetition of self-harm in the intervention than in the control group. It is concluded that brief personal construct psychotherapy may be effective for people who self-harm and merits further exploration.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1476-0835
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/147608306X102778
ID  - ref1
ER  -