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Fish, Rebecca; Woodward, Sarah; Duperouzel, Helen – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
Recent local research about personal experiences of self-injury and discussions about the use of harm minimisation with service users who self-injure were the motivation behind this study to glean staff opinions and advice about the introduction of a harm minimisation policy. An online survey was designed, and all staff were invited by email to…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Self Destructive Behavior, Discussion, Motivation
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Lovell, Andrew – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2008
The article begins with a critical look at the existing literature explaining self-injury by people with significant learning disabilities and self-harm by those with mental health difficulties. It suggests that the different conceptualizations are perhaps less distinct than might initially appear, and that behavioural similarities between those…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Injuries, Self Destructive Behavior, Mental Disorders
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Duperouzel, Helen; Fish, Rebecca – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2008
This paper is the synthesis of two pre-existing studies. It details the experiences of nine people with mild/moderate learning disabilities who self injure, and those who work with them. At the time of this study the participants were living and working in a medium secure unit at Calderstones NHS Trust in Lancashire. A phenomenological approach…
Descriptors: Injuries, Phenomenology, Self Destructive Behavior, Mental Retardation