Messages from Manchester: pilot randomised controlled trial following self-harm.

Journal article

Studies of therapeutic contact following self-harm have had mixed results. We carried out a pilot randomised controlled trial comparing an intervention (information leaflet listing sources of help, two telephone calls soon after presentation and a series of letters over 12 months) to usual treatment alone in 66 adults presenting with self-harm to two hospitals. We found that our methodology was feasible, recruitment was challenging and repeat self-harm was more common in those who received the intervention (12-month repetition rate 34.4% v. 12.5%).

Authors: Kapur, N; Gunnell, D; Hawton, K; Nadeem, S; Khalil, S

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
• Volume: 203
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 73-74
• Publication date: 2013-07-01
• DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.126425
• EISSN: 1472-1465
• ISSN: 0007-1250
• Language: English
• Keywords: Focus Groups; Qualitative Research; Treatment Outcome; Male; Suicide, Attempted; Adult; Female; Pilot Projects; Self-Injurious Behavior; Humans