Self-injurious behavior in correctional settings.
This article reviews the literature concerning self-injury among criminal offenders. It describes many of the problems, barriers, and obstacles to effective assessment and treatment of self-injury and discusses the absence of a clear paradigm within which to develop a classification system and standardized nomenclature to describe the spectrum of self-injurious behaviors. This article distinguishes between self-injury resulting from suicidal versus nonsuicidal intent, presents treatment strategies for managing each, and concludes with a proposed set of eight recommended goals for creating a national strategy to develop self-injury programming in correctional settings.
Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, USA. tfagan@nova.edu
Thomas J
TJ
Fagan
Judith
J
Cox
Steven J
SJ
Helfand
Dean
D
Aufderheide
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003376:Counseling; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011330:Prisons; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012307:Risk Factors; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012944:Social Support; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D000092864:Suicide Prevention