Self-harm

Self-harm (SH) is injury to one's own body, whether conscious or unconscious. Some scholars use more technical definitions related to specific aspects of behavior. This injury may be aimed at relieving otherwise unbearable emotions, sensations of unreality and numbness, or for other reasons. Self-harm is generally a social taboo. It is sometimes associated with mental illnesses such as Borderline Personality Disorder, with a history of trauma and abuse, with eating disorders, or with mental traits such as perfectionism.

Treatment

Self-harm is a syndrome, and may be an indicator of depression and / or other psychological problems. It is worth noting that whilst self-injury is emphatically not a failed or half-hearted suicide attempt, there is a non-causal correlation between self-injury and suicide. While self harming behaviour may seem alarming and appear dangerous, for most of the people engaged in self injurious behaviour, self-injury serves a purpose, allowing them some degree of control over their feelings. Identification of the cause of emotional distress and subsequent therapy (e.g. behavior modification through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ), Diagnosis and treatment of the causes is thought by many to be the best approach to self-harm; some clinicians, however, take a behavioral approach in order to reduce the behavior itself. People who rely on habitual self-harm are sometimes psychiatrically hospitalised.

Related Topics:
Correlation - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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