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A thematic analysis of care provider experiences of using self‐harm abstinence agreements in psychiatric inpatient care

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Traditional methods used when managing self‐harm in a psychiatric inpatient setting tend to infringe on the autonomy of the individuals receiving treatment and are often experienced as practically and emotionally… Click to show full abstract

Traditional methods used when managing self‐harm in a psychiatric inpatient setting tend to infringe on the autonomy of the individuals receiving treatment and are often experienced as practically and emotionally challenging by care providers. Therefore, we examined care providers’ experiences of an alternative method negotiating self‐harm abstinence agreements, which can be viewed as a form of positive risk taking.

Keywords: harm abstinence; abstinence agreements; self harm; care; psychiatric inpatient

Journal Title: Nursing Open
Year Published: 2021

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