SELF-MUTILATION

Presented by: Arathi Shaji

OVERVIEWINTRODUCTIONDEFINITIONMETHODSWARNING SIGNSDIAGNOSISSELF INJURY AND SUICIDETREATMENTRESEARCHESCONCLUSIONREFERENCE

INTRODUCTION:oSelf-mutilation, known as self injury ,

self harm or self abuse occur when someone intentionally and repeatedly harms himself or herself in a way that is impulsive and not intended to be lethal.

oSelf injury is their way to cope with or relieve painful or hard-to-express feelings and is not generally a suicide attempt.

DEFINITION:The act of attempting to alter a

mood state by inflicting harm serious enough to cause tissue damage and or bodily harm to oneself.

It is the act of physically hurting yourself on purpose.

METHODS:

1. Skin cutting (70-90%)

2. Head banging or hitting (21-44%)

3. Burning (15-35%)

4. Carving (9-10%)

WARNING SIGNSUnexplained frequent

injuries including cuts and burns

Low self-esteem,

Difficulty in handling feelings,

Relationship problems or avoidance of relationship and

Poor functioning at work ,school , or home

Before the behaviour, a person experiences one of the following;

Interpersonal difficulty or negative feelings or thought

Preoccupation about self injury that is hard to resist

Behaviour cant be explained by other mental, developmental or other medical conditions

DIAGNOSIS OF SELF MUTILATION

DIAGNOSIS

Self injury behaviours can be a symptom of other mental disorders such as:

1. Personality Disorders2. Bipolar Disorders3. Anxiety Disorders4. Psychotic Disorders (schizophrenia)

SELF INJURY AND SUICIDE

People with non suicidal self injury do not intended to complete suicide.

They cause more harm than intended.

Result in medical complication or death.

Such person may become desperate about their lack of control over the behaviour and its addictive nature which may lead them to true suicidal attempts.

TREATMENT

A mental professional with self injury expertise should be consulted.

Evaluation or assessment is the first step followed by recommended course of treatment.

Self injury treatment options include outpatient therapy, partial inpatient therapy and inpatient hospitalization.

1.Medication. : Useful in management of depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive behaviors and racing thoughts that may cause self injury.

2.Cognitive/ : Helps individual understand and manage Behavior destructive thoughts and behaviour. therapy. 3.Inter- : Assists individuals in gaining insights and skill personal for the development and maintenance of therapy relationships.

Treatment for self injury is a combination of :

Successful courses of treatment are marked by:

• An individuals active involvement and commitment to their treatment,

• Aftercare plans with support for the individual’s new self management skills and behaviors.

RESEARCHES1.Brierre John and Gil Eliana (1998,

October). American journal of orthopsychiatry,.

2. Shanna Rossnancy (2002 ,February.), Journal of youth and adolescence, A study of the frequency of self mutilation in a community sample of adolescence,

CONCLUSION

An act of attempting to alter a mood state by inflicting physical harm serious enough to cause tissue damage to your body.

Parasuicide is a deliberate self harm.

March 1st : self injury awareness day.

REFERENCES1) Selby, E. A., Krenzler, A., Fehling, K. B., & Penza, E. (2015). Nonsuicidal self-injury disorder: The path to diagnostic validity and final obstacles. Clinical Psychology Review, 3879-91. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2015.03.003.

2) Kerr, P. L., Muehlenkamp, J. J., & Turner, J. M. (2010). Nonsuicidal self-injury: A review of current research for family medicine and primary care physicians. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 23(2), 240-259. http://www.jabfm.org/content/23/2/240.full.

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