A comparative investigation of health workers' attitudes towards parasuicide

Platt, Stephen; Salter, Denis

doi:10.1007/bf00583555

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“…2002; McKinlay et al . 2001; Platt & Salter 1987; Sidley & Renton 1996; Smith 2002), and none to CPNs specifically. As such, the extant literature has, tended to concentrate on Accident and Emergency staff and those working in general medical settings, such as on admission wards to the exclusion of key psychiatric personnel who regularly intervene with DSH.…”

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Community psychiatric nurses' experience of working with people who engage in deliberate self‐harm

Thompson

Powis

Carradice

2008

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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This paper reports on a study that explored community psychiatric nurses' experiences of working with people who self-harm. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used with eight experienced community psychiatric nurses who participated in semi-structured interviews. Established quality control procedures were utilized including audit of the analysis process and validating the results with participants. The participants described struggling to conceptualize self-harm behaviour and generally reported finding working with people who self-harm stressful particularly in terms of managing the emotional impact upon themselves and the boundaries of their professional responsibilities in relation to managing risk. The therapeutic relationship was viewed as crucial and a variety of coping methods to manage the impact of the work, which had largely developed through 'on the job', experience were described. The results highlight the potential difficulties faced by community staff and can be translated into clear recommendations for training and support.

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Community psychiatric nurses' experience of working with people who engage in deliberate self‐harm

Thompson

Powis

Carradice

2008

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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“…ED professionals' attitudes may determine their eagerness to provide care for self-harming individuals and therefore influence the effectiveness of treatment (4)(5)(6)8,9). Although attitudes are multi-dimensional and often without conscious awareness, the recipient of a negative attitude may sense rejection through a staff member's demeanor and manner (10).…”

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Factors Influencing Perceived Effectiveness in Dealing with Self-harming Patients in a Sample of Emergency Department Staff

Egan¹,

Sarma

O'Neill³

2012

The Journal of Emergency Medicine

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“…This result is in contrast to the earlier findings of doctors in general hospitals having more negative attitudes compared to the nursing staff. [1237383940] Psychiatrists were found to be more positive in their attitude toward DSH patients than other specialists[4142] and the participation of 6 psychiatrists among the consultants group needs to be considered.…”

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Attitudes of General Hospital Staff Toward Patients Who Self-harm in South India: A Cross-Sectional Study

Kumar

Rajendra

Majgi

et al. 2016

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

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Background:There is growing global interest into the attitudes and clinical management of persons who deliberately self-harm. People who self-harm experience many problems and typically have many needs related to management of their psychological wellbeing. A positive attitude amongst general hospital staff should prevail with people who self-harm. The principal purpose was to determine student staff attitudes towards patients who self-harmed from a professional and cultural perspective, which might influence patient treatment following hospital admission. The focus concentrated upon staff knowledge, attitudes and beliefs regarding self-harm.Methods:A cross sectional survey of the hospital staff using a validated questionnaire was carried out. This paper reports on interdisciplinary staff from two large general hospitals in Mysuru, South India (n=773).Results:Findings suggest that within a general hospital setting there is wide variation in staff attitudes and knowledge levels related to self-harm. Whilst there is attitudinal evidence for staff attitudes, this study investigates interprofessional differences in an attempt to progress treatment approaches to a vulnerable societal group. Very few staff had any training in assessment of self harm survivors.Conclusion:There is an urgent need for training general hospital staff in self harm assessment and prevention in south India. The results allow a series of recommendations for educational and skills initiatives before progressing to patient assessment and treatment projects and opens potential for cross cultural comparison studies. In addition, interventions must focus on current resources and contexts to move the evidence base and approaches to patient care forward.

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A comparative investigation of health workers' attitudes towards parasuicide

Cited by 42 publications

References 12 publications

Community psychiatric nurses' experience of working with people who engage in deliberate self‐harm

Community psychiatric nurses' experience of working with people who engage in deliberate self‐harm

Factors Influencing Perceived Effectiveness in Dealing with Self-harming Patients in a Sample of Emergency Department Staff

Attitudes of General Hospital Staff Toward Patients Who Self-harm in South India: A Cross-Sectional Study

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