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dc.contributor.authorWinter, David
dc.contributor.authorSireling, L.
dc.contributor.authorRiley, T.
dc.contributor.authorMetcalfe, C.
dc.contributor.authorQuaite, A.
dc.contributor.authorBhandari, S.
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-24T12:19:23Z
dc.date.available2011-02-24T12:19:23Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.identifier.citationWinter , D , Sireling , L , Riley , T , Metcalfe , C , Quaite , A & Bhandari , S 2007 , ' A controlled trial of personal construct psychotherapy for deliberate self-harm ' , Psychology and Psychotherapy , vol. 80 , no. 1 , pp. 23-37 . https://doi.org/10.1348/147608306X102778
dc.identifier.issn1476-0835
dc.identifier.otherdspace: 2299/5397
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/5397
dc.descriptionOriginal article can be found at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com Copyright British Psychological Society [Full text of article is not available in the UHRA]
dc.description.abstractEvidence for the effectiveness of psychological therapies for people who self-harm is limited. Personal construct theory provides a model of self-harm and a framework for therapeutic intervention, which was evaluated in the present study. Sixty-four adults presenting to Accident and Emergency departments following self-harm were allocated to a personal construct psychotherapy or a ‘normal clinical practice’ condition. They completed various measures at assessment points pre- and post-therapy. Repetition of self-harm was assessed over a 3-year period. Participants in the intervention condition showed significantly greater reduction in suicidal ideation, hopelessness and depression post-treatment than the control group; and significantly more reconstruing at this point and 6-month follow-up. There was some evidence suggestive of a lower frequency of repetition of self-harm in the intervention than in the control group. It is concluded that brief personal construct psychotherapy may be effective for people who self-harm and merits further exploration.en
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofPsychology and Psychotherapy
dc.subjectpsychology
dc.titleA controlled trial of personal construct psychotherapy for deliberate self-harmen
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Psychology
dc.contributor.institutionHealth & Human Sciences Research Institute
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Life and Medical Sciences
dc.contributor.institutionPsychology
dc.contributor.institutionHealth and Clinical Psychology Research Group
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1348/147608306X102778
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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