ABSTRACT

Self-harm is a distressing and all too common presentation to emergency departments, and yet there is no clear understanding of what it represents, and success rates of interventions to prevent future episodes are enormously variable.Therapeutic Assessment for self-harm is a pragmatic model, developed by the authors of this book and forming an orga

chapter 1|18 pages

DEFINING SELF-HARM

chapter 4|10 pages

THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF SELF-HARM

chapter 6|14 pages

EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS

chapter 7|12 pages

ENGAGEMENT

chapter 10|6 pages

TA OVERVIEW

chapter 11|16 pages

HISTORY TAKING

chapter 12|16 pages

DEVELOPING UNDERSTANDING

chapter 13|4 pages

INSTILLING HOPE

chapter 14|14 pages

ASSESSING AND ENHANCING MOTIVATION

chapter 16|6 pages

PROBLEM-SOLVING TECHNIQUES

chapter 18|14 pages

USING CBT TECHNIQUES

chapter 19|16 pages

USING INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY TECHNIQUES

chapter 20|12 pages

MENTALISATION-BASED INTERVENTIONS