Self-harm (self-injury or self-poisoning irrespective of the motivation) Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
At baseline, all participants will receive treatment as usual and complete a questionnaire measuring standard demographic information, current and previous self-harm, psychological well-being, and mot
Sponsors
University of Strathclyde
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 years and over, no upper age limit 2. Admitted to Forth Valley Royal Hospital and referred to the mental health unit for self-harm
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Those who do not provide informed consent 2. Those who are unable to provide informed consent 3. Those not deemed medically fit to interview 4. Those who do not use English as a first language 5. Those who cannot provide follow-up contact information (as the intervention involves a telephone follow-up interview 3 months later) 6. Those who do not have normal or corrected to normal vision 7. Those who are participating in other research in Forth Valley 8. Those who present to an emergency department but are subsequently discharged without referral to the mental health unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital 9. Those who are admitted to hospital for self-harm which is the result of excessive alcohol consumption or recreational drugs, mismanagement of a physical health condition, body piercing or starvation arising from anorexia nervosa
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Self-reported self-harm behaviour overall and in critical situations measured using 9-point Likert scales at baseline and 3 months post-intervention 2. Re-admission to hospital for self-harm measured in weeks/months and collected from the patient’s medical files on the basis that their permission has been obtained to do so during the informed consent process. This information will be collected at 3 months post-intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Working memory measured using the List Sorting Test at baseline 2. Episodic memory measured using the Picture Sequence Memory Test at baseline 3. Executive function measured using the Flanker Test at baseline 4. Processing speed measured using the Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Task at baseline 5. Prospective memory measured using two event-based prospective memory items from the Royal Prince Albert Prospective Memory Test and the Prospective Retrospective Memory Questionnaire at baseline | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactAbigail Paterson
Outcome results
None listed