None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The Mindwise programme will use a 12 week educational programme to help individuals who struggle to regulate their emotions and who engage in self harm. By educating these individuals around mentalisation and managing their emotions, it is our prediction that the participants will engage in less self harm and will be better able to manage their emotions. Participants will self monitor their self harm over 9 months and will take part in questionnaires at 4 points in time to measure self harm, emotional regulation and mentalisation, as well as general mental health.
Interventions
All participants self-monitor their self harm for 3 months before the psychoeducation group starts, this serves as the control run in period. The psycho-education programme takes place over 12 weeks, with a 1.5 hour session once a week. These are group psycho-education sessions in groups of approximately 10 participants, run in person by a group facilitator, who will be an adult mental health worker who has been trained in the psychoeducation programme. The programme will cover mentalisation, se
All participants self-monitor their self harm for 3 months before the psychoeducation group starts, this serves as the control run in period. The psycho-education programme takes place over 12 weeks, with a 1.5 hour session once a week. These are group psycho-education sessions in groups of approximately 10 participants, run in person by a group facilitator, who will be an adult mental health worker who has been trained in the psychoeducation programme. The programme will cover mentalisation, self harm, and affect dysreguation, through a mix of dyadic learning and group discussion. General support, such as discussions about any material in the groups that participants found upsetting, will be available during these sessions from the group facilitator. The group facilitator will monitor adherence by attendance checklist.
Sponsors
University of Canterbury
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
• marked deficits in self-regulation (affect dyscontrol, impulsivity) • moderate risk to self • interpersonal difficulties disrupting adjustment • willing/able to participate in programme and research • any diagnosed mental health issues stable (ie anxiety, eating disorder, depression) • accommodation stable • engaging in non-suicidal self-injury, most recent episode must be within the last month.
Exclusion criteria
• no major cognitive or intellectual difficulties • no major anti-social traits (that would place others in a group at risk) • not under Mental Health Act • no concurrent therapy related to emotional regulation or NSSI (other therapy for targeted issues is OK; eg trauma work, anxiety, etc.)
Outcome results
None listed