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The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
Why do people self-injure? And what is the best way to respond when someone tells us they self-injure? Dr. Nicholas Westers, a clinical psychologist at Children's Health and Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, collaborates with the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS) to interview the leading experts in the field of self-injury and self-harm as well as individuals with lived experience of self-injury and parents and family members of those who…
Episodes
- The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
Navigating Self-Injury During Routine Doctor Visits, with Brittany Tinsley
If you’ve never engaged in self-injury or self-harm, then you may have never considered the anxieties related to something as seemingly simple as a routine…
- The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
Self-Injury in Japanese Manga, with Dr. Yukari Seko
Manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Not only do manga reveal and reinforce cultural values, beliefs, and norms, particularly in Japan…
- The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
If Your Child is in Therapy for Self-Injury, with Dr. Jessica Garisch
Many parents understandably want their child to stop self-injuring immediately, but cessation of self-injury is often a process and recurrence of episodes of…
- The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
Self-Injury Among LGBTQ Individuals, with Dr. Lindsay Taliaferro
Why is it important to talk about nonsuicidal self-injury among LGBTQ individuals? Just how prevalent is self-injury among those who identify as LGBTQ? And are…
- The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
Managing Self-Injury in Inpatient Settings, with Dr. Jason Washburn
When is it appropriate for someone who engages in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) to be admitted to an acute psychiatric inpatient program? And how realistic is…
- The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
Lived Experience of Self-Injury & Stigma: Lexy's Story
In this episode, Lexy details her experience of engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and the stigma she has encountered as a result of self-injury and…
- The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
Atypical Severe Self-Injury, with Dr. Barry Walsh
When we talk about nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) in this podcast, we are typically referring to the most common forms of NSSI. But what about rarer, more…
- The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
Monitoring Self-Injury in Real Time, with Dr. Glenn Kiekens
How do we assess self-injury differently than 20-30 years ago? Rather than asking someone to remember how they were thinking and feeling when they last…
- The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
Treatment for Self-Injurious Behaviors (T-SIB), with Dr. Peggy Andover
A lot of therapies address the context in which nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and self-harm may occur, but only a few treatments have been designed to address…
- The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
Psychologists with Lived Experience of Self-Injury, with Dr. Sarah Victor
How many psychologists have lived experience of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI)? What biases should mental health professionals with and without a history of…
- The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
Lived Experience of Self-Injury: Malika's Story
In this episode, Malika details her experience of disclosing her self-injury to her parents as a teenager, seeking treatment, and how she decided to start…
- The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
Disclosures of Self-Injury, with Dr. Brooke Ammerman
What are some common reasons people give for choosing to disclose their self-injury? How do positive and negative reactions affect someone’s willingness to…
- The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
A Mother's Perspective of Her Daughter's Self-Injury
Imagine receiving a phone call from your child's school expressing concern that your child might be suicidal. This is Dee's story. In this episode she shares…
- The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
Self-Injury and the Internet, with Dr. Stephen Lewis
What is the quality of online health information related to self-injury and self-harm? What are some of the risks and benefits related to seeking self-injury…
- The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
Self-Injury Stigma and Language, with Dr. Penelope Hasking
What are common ways we talk about self-injury or self-harm that may inadvertently perpetuate stigma about the behavior and those who engage in it? In this…
- The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
Parenting Youth Who Self-Injure, with Dr. Janis Whitlock
If you suspect that your child might be engaging in self-injury, how do you start the conversation and how often should you check in with your child so that…
- The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
Nonsuicidal Self-Injury vs. Suicide, with Dr. Jennifer Muehlenkamp
Today there is still confusion among a lot people about the differences between suicide and nonsuicidal self-injury. Although nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is…
- The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
Why Do People Self-Injure?
Self-injury does not reflect typical behavior, but it is also not uncommon. One in five adolescents across the globe reports having self-injured, and one in…