The act of purposely inflicting pain and damage to one’s body. Methods include cutting, burning, scratching, and other means of self-injury. Self-harm can also be emotional or internal, which may involve acts like deliberately triggering oneself or consuming toxic substances.

Self-Harm

Risk assessment is a clinical interview administered by a professional to service users in order to inform them of adverse outcomes from their behaviors and to create a safety plan to minimize further risk. Historically, service users have had little decision-making power or voice in the plans made.

Risk Assessment of Self-Harm

Risk management is the process of identifying harmful outcomes and incorporating or reducing certain behavioral patterns to keep at-risk individual safe and mitigate damage. Managing inherently risky behaviors is a long-term process, but the goal is to cease them completely in a way that is achievable for those struggling to stop self-harming.

Risk Management of Self-Harm

Society considers self-harm a deviant and distressing behavior and those who are suffering are often mischaracterized as violent, unstable, and/or suicidal. Additionally, risk assessments often center around the authority of the practitioner and can further push service users away from seeking help. 

The Stigma of Self-Harm

Health psychology research relating to self- harm includes:
- Risk assessment
- Risk management
- Self-harm and causes
- Stigma contributing to risk for self-harm

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Health Psychology research studies relating to specific mental health signs and/or symptoms can be categorized into
- Self-harm
-	Self-Isolation
-	Substance Abuse
-	Suicide
- Trauma (Psychological)


Health Psychology Research Relating to Specific Mental Health Harms, Injuries, Signs, & Symptoms

Health Psychology research studies relating to Self-Isolation include
- TBD


Health Psychology Research Relating to Self-Isolation

Health Psychology research studies relating to Substance Abuse include

- ICU Admissions and Alcohol Misuse
- Factors Associated with AUD (Alcohol Use Disorder)
- Alcohol Use and Gender



Health Psychology Research Relating to Substance Abuse

Health Psychology research studies relating to Suicide include
- Suicide stigma and secrecy can contribute to increased suicidality
- Suicide screening tools
- Pediatric suicidal ideation
- Suicide and criminal justice population


Health Psychology Research Relating to Suicide

Health Psychology research studies relating to trauma (psychological) more generally, excluding specific trauma related disorders, include
- Childhood Trauma

- TBD 

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