Treatment technique for chronic wrist cutters.
A treatment technique is presented which has been developed to eliminate chronic self-induced wrist cutting behavior. The technique substitutes painful but non-injurious exercises for self-cutting behavior when the urge to self-cut emerges. The rationale for initiating this approach is described.
D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*