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How Individuals Who Self-Harm Manage Their Own Risk— ‘I Cope Because I Self-Harm, and I Can Cope with my Self-Harm’

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How Individuals Who Self-Harm Manage Their Own Risk— ‘I Cope Because I Self-Harm, and I Can Cope with my Self-Harm’. / Woodley, Samantha; Hodge, Suzanne; Jones, Kerri et al.
In: Psychological Reports, Vol. 124, No. 5, 01.10.2021, p. 1998-2017.

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Woodley, S, Hodge, S, Jones, K & Holding, A 2021, 'How Individuals Who Self-Harm Manage Their Own Risk— ‘I Cope Because I Self-Harm, and I Can Cope with my Self-Harm’', Psychological Reports, vol. 124, no. 5, pp. 1998-2017. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294120945178

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Woodley, S., Hodge, S., Jones, K., & Holding, A. (2021). How Individuals Who Self-Harm Manage Their Own Risk— ‘I Cope Because I Self-Harm, and I Can Cope with my Self-Harm’. Psychological Reports, 124(5), 1998-2017. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294120945178

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Woodley S, Hodge S, Jones K, Holding A. How Individuals Who Self-Harm Manage Their Own Risk— ‘I Cope Because I Self-Harm, and I Can Cope with my Self-Harm’. Psychological Reports. 2021 Oct 1;124(5):1998-2017. Epub 2020 Jul 28. doi: 10.1177/0033294120945178

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Woodley, Samantha ; Hodge, Suzanne ; Jones, Kerri et al. / How Individuals Who Self-Harm Manage Their Own Risk— ‘I Cope Because I Self-Harm, and I Can Cope with my Self-Harm’. In: Psychological Reports. 2021 ; Vol. 124, No. 5. pp. 1998-2017.

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abstract = "Self-harm is a complex and idiosyncratic behaviour. This article focuses on how those who self-harm manage their own risk. Utilising opportunity sampling, ten members of a self-harm support group were interviewed about how they risk manage their self-harm and the data analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The analysis showed that all participants were actively involved in risk management of their self-harm. Through a process of managing consequences, exercising control in the process, and an awareness of the social context. It is posited that people who self-harm should be viewed as actively engaging with the risks of self-harm whilst it is a coping mechanism, as opposed to passive or ignoring. This understanding can be integrated into current risk management plans within services and invites a more dynamic conversation of self-harm between services users and services. Effective riskmanagement involves good relationships between individuals who self-harm andclinicians, services which promote positive risk taking as opposed to defensive practice, and true collaboration between services and service users.",
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