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S Presented by Shannon E. Fyfe, MS, CADC 6.30.16 Non-suicidal Self Harm

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Presented by Shannon E. Fyfe, MS, CADC

6.30.16

Non-suicidal Self Harm

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History Oedipus Rex (500 B.C.)

Vincent van Gogh (1888)

Boston Corbett (1858)

Many well known poets in the 1960’s & 1970’s

Princess Diana

Christina Ricci

Courtney Love

Johnny Depp

Angelina Jolie

Colin Ferrall

Demi Lovato

Lindsey Lohan

PAST PRESENT

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Definitions Non-suicidal self injury with four distinct criteria

Deliberateness Tissue damage without intent to die Social unacceptability Typical repetitiveness

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Also referred to as:

Self injurious behavior

Self harm

Deliberate self harm

Self cutting

Non-suicidal self-harm (NSSI)

Intentional injury

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Common forms Ingesting poisons Scratching Squeezing Picking Interfering with wound healing Hair pulling Jumping from high distances

Cutting Burning Carving Breaking of bones Punching Needle sticking

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What to look for Scars, such as from burns or cuts Fresh cuts, scratches or other wounds Bruises Broken bones Keeping sharp objects on hand Spending a great deal of time alone Embedded objects (like staples or tacks, not fashion jewelry) Wearing long sleeves or long pants in hot weather Claiming to have frequent accidents or mishaps Ingestion of strange chemicals or medications

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Who Participate in other high risk behaviors. Previous mental health diagnosis. Cognitive and emotional problem

solving deficits. Childhood abuse or mistreatment. Lack of positive and supportive adults.

Not a cry for attention. Not an attempt to fit in with a

group.

S.A.F.E. Alternatives suggest that a significant amount of their admissions are adults and aging Americans

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Theory of Self Mutilation

Affect Regulation Model Self mutilation is used to regulate feelings such as

tension, anxiety, anger at self or others, feelings of lacking an identity, pain, and hostility.

Most commonly endorsed by therapists

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Farber, 2007

Self Mutilation as an Addiction

“Just as addicts self medicate to regulate difficult affect states, self harm can be

understood as the attempt of desperate people to interrupt or terminate

intolerable affect states or states of consciousness.”

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Community Resources

To Write Love on Her Arms twloha.com Help Guide Helpguide.org/self_injury.htm The Butterfly Project recoveryourlife.com S.A.F.E. Alternatives 1-800-366-8288 Door of Hope for Teens

doorofhope4teens.org call or text 615-746-7319 or 914-393-1904

Focus Adolescent Services Focusas.com/selfinjury.html

Equillibrium Selfharmony.co.uk National Self Harm

Network Nshn.co.uk Secret Shame

Palace.net/~llama/psych.injury.html Lysamena Project Selfinjury.org

1-800-DON’T-CUT