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Reducing self-harm in a clinical sample using IF-THEN plans

Not Applicable
Conditions
Self-harm (self-injury or self-poisoning irrespective of the motivation)
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Registration Number
ISRCTN42425293
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Strathclyde
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Stopped
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
318
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

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

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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