Self-Harm

Gardner, Fiona

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“…However, this author initially discovered them independently of Simpson’s literature review, combing the references of contemporary texts (e.g. Walsh and Rosen, 1988; Cross, 1993; Favazza, 1996; Strong, 2000; Gardner, 2001; Plante, 2007) and then using the references of the 1960s–1970s studies to find more. This led back to five studies, all published in 1967 (Crabtree, 1967; Goldwyn, Cahill and Grunebaum, 1967; Graff and Mallin, 1967; Graff, 1967; Grunebaum and Klerman, 1967).…”

Section: ‘Female Cutting’ From An Historically Specific Corpus Of Stumentioning

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“…Fiona Gardner calls the Chestnut Lodge symposium ‘[o]ne of the most valuable collections of papers’ (2001: 21). Lori Plante uses Pao’s term ‘delicate self-cutting’ without referencing him (2007: 7); Gardner takes this loaded word from Pao explicitly (Gardner, 2001: 7). A BBC article buries this term in a list without comment: ‘[t]he practice of self-harming is known by other names – self-inflicted violence, self-injury, delicate cutting, self-abuse or self-mutilation’ (Erlam, 2010).…”

Section: ‘Female Cutting’ From An Historically Specific Corpus Of Stumentioning

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Millard

2013

History of the Human Sciences

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‘Deliberate self-harm’, ‘self-mutilation’ and ‘self-injury’ are just some of the terms used to describe one of the most prominent issues in British mental health policy in recent years. This article demonstrates that contemporary literature on ‘self-harm’ produces this phenomenon (to varying extents) around two key characteristics. First, this behaviour is predominantly performed by those identified as female. Second, this behaviour primarily involves cutting the skin. These constitutive characteristics are traced back to a corpus of literature produced in the 1960s and 1970s in North American psychiatric inpatient institutions; analysis shows how pre-1960 works were substantially different. Finally, these gendered and behavioural assertions are shown to be the result of historically specific processes of exclusion and emphasis.

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Section: ‘Female Cutting’ From An Historically Specific Corpus Of Stumentioning

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Millard

2013

History of the Human Sciences

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“…During human development, infantile experiences are internalised and attachment patterns are laid down, affecting later relationships, and events that trigger self-harming behaviour are rooted in these old patterns (Gardner, 2001). Although experiences are not necessarily traumatic (not all who self-harm have been victims of abuse or trauma in childhood), the skin becomes a medium for communication (Gardner, 2001). Often the shocking nature of self-harm communicates the rawness of the emotions and impulses in the individual (Turp, 2001).…”

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Suicide and self-harm: vulnerable children and young people

Burton

2019

Practice Nursing

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Children and young people are increasingly experiencing mental health problems, including self-harm and suicidal behaviour. Maddie Burton explores the triggers of these two conditions and explains what practice nurses can do for their patients Children and young people’s mental health continues to be a cause for concern at a time of reduced mental health service provision. Worryingly, suicide and self-harm rates continue to rise. An estimated two hundred children and young people lose their lives annually through completed suicide. Half of that number will have a previous self-harm history. Practice nurses are often favoured by young people as being less stigmatising; therefore they can potentially provide opportunities for early help through being vigilant, informed, hearing the young person’s story and then knowing how to support and appropriately respond and signpost. This article explores both the differences between self-harm and suicidal behaviour, and how they are connected.

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“…She proposes that their self-harm is based on an unconscious fantasy of being stuck with an overwhelming, malevolent and avaricious maternal figure. She observed in these women's relationship with their mothers an ‘intrapsychic struggle characterised by a quality of enslavement and a longing to cut the ties that so tightly bound this relationship’ (Gardner 2001: p. 12). She suggests that this psychic conflict stems from the development of early object relationships where the self is captivated and held in thrall by a particular aspect of the mother that threatens complete incorporation.…”

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“…Gardner (2001) also emphasises the fantasy of an omnipotent mother, but one that is experienced as persecutory. In her work with young women who were cutting, Gardner noted how these individuals often described an ambivalence about separation from their mothers.…”

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Psychodynamic approaches to suicide and self-harm

Yakeley¹,

Burbridge-James²

2018

BJPsych advances

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SUMMARYRates of suicide and self-harm are rising in many countries, and it is therapeutically important to explore the personal stories and relationships that underlie this behaviour. In this article psychoanalytic and psychodynamic principles and concepts in relation to violence towards the self are introduced and the various unconscious meanings of suicide and self-harm are explored within a relational context and attachment framework. We describe how a psychodynamic approach may enhance the risk assessment and treatment of patients presenting with self-harm and suicidality, particularly examining the role of transference and countertransference within the therapeutic relationship. LEARNING OBJECTIVES• Understand historical and contemporary psychoanalytic theories and concepts regarding the aetiology of suicide and self-harm • Understand the different meanings and expressions of acts of suicide and self-harm • Understand the use of countertransference in the risk assessment and management of selfharm and suicide attempts DECLARATION OF INTERESTNone.The prevention of suicide and self-harm has been high on the government's agenda for the past 15 years. Although statistics and demographics are essential in identifying preventive measures or high-risk groups for targeted interventions, they may also overshadow exploration of the myriad individual stories and relationships that lie behind each act of self-harm or suicide. Suicide and self-harm are acts of human behaviour that take us to the limits of our comprehension. Contemporary debates as to whether the causes of suicide are located within the individual or society stem from the early seminal works of Freud (1917) and Durkheim (1897) respectively. Since then, many theoretical frameworks have emerged that offer different conceptualisations and understandings of the causes, associated factors and effects of self-harm and suicidal behaviour. These include sociological approaches evolving from Durkheim's work on the role of social control to contemporary notions of deviance, stigmatisation and self-expression (Taylor 2015); cultural approaches examining how suicide and self-harm vary across gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and other cultural characteristics (Cover 2016); and philosophical and ethical approaches exploring notions of utilitarianism, autonomy and duty to others (Kelly 2011). More recent psychopathological models include biological approaches studying the neurobiological correlates of self-injurious behaviour (Blasco-Fontecilla 2016) and contemporary psychological approaches that have informed the development of effective therapeutic interventions. All of these models overlap to some extent, for example many viewing self-harm as an expression of emotional distress.A psychodynamic perspective on self-harm and suicidal behaviour is one approach that may complement others in its focus on affective experience, unconscious meaning and interpretation within a relational framework. In this article we will explore the psychodynamics of self-harm and suici...

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