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 Jun 16, 2007 @ 06:19:43 | #35 | ipwninternets
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Join Date: Jul 2006 | treebee said:  Patients who self-harm are being allowed to do so under supervision in hospital in an innovative scheme.
The practice is being allowed as part of a six-month investigation into the care of people who self-harm at St George's Hospital, Stafford.
Patients are allowed to carry on cutting themselves, but are also offered substitutes such as holding ice cubes or wearing tight elastic bands. link [news.bbc.co.uk]
What do you think?
Seems like about as good as an idea as allowing heroin addicts to continue shooting up.
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| Jun 16, 2007 @ 07:38:21 | #42 | treebee
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Join Date: Oct 2005 | But nurse Chris Holley, who is running the St George's project, says taking away someone's ability to self-harm takes away their method of coping, increasing traumatic feelings - and potentially increasing the risk that they will attempt suicide.
She outlined the scheme at the Royal College of Nursing European Mental Health conference in Belfast last week.
Ms Holley said the team of staff talk to each patient about where, when and how they injure themselves, in addition to offering them psychotherapy.
Patients are not given knives or razors, but are allowed to continue injuring themselves if they are already using those methods.
They may also be offered ice cubes - said to give the same sensation as cutting - or elastic bands which they can flick or wear tightly around their wrists.
Patients are also given advice on how to avoid becoming infected through their cuts.
She said: "We have a duty of care, but there is a difference between that and taking a Big Brother approach."
from the original article, so its not using them as lab rats, they are offering psychological support.
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| Jun 16, 2007 @ 07:42:42 | #43 | plaidmushroom
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Join Date: Jun 2007 | treebee said:
But nurse Chris Holley, who is running the St George's project, says taking away someone's ability to self-harm takes away their method of coping, increasing traumatic feelings - and potentially increasing the risk that they will attempt suicide.
She outlined the scheme at the Royal College of Nursing European Mental Health conference in Belfast last week.
Ms Holley said the team of staff talk to each patient about where, when and how they injure themselves, in addition to offering them psychotherapy.
Patients are not given knives or razors, but are allowed to continue injuring themselves if they are already using those methods.
They may also be offered ice cubes - said to give the same sensation as cutting - or elastic bands which they can flick or wear tightly around their wrists.
Patients are also given advice on how to avoid becoming infected through their cuts.
She said: "We have a duty of care, but there is a difference between that and taking a Big Brother approach."
from the original article, so its not using them as lab rats, they are offering psychological support.
good. i'm glad their offering that kind of help. it's really important. still...somehow it seems...kinda wrong.
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| Jun 16, 2007 @ 07:44:02 | #44 | negasable
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Join Date: Apr 2007 | treebee said:
But nurse Chris Holley, who is running the St George's project, says taking away someone's ability to self-harm takes away their method of coping, increasing traumatic feelings - and potentially increasing the risk that they will attempt suicide.
She outlined the scheme at the Royal College of Nursing European Mental Health conference in Belfast last week.
Ms Holley said the team of staff talk to each patient about where, when and how they injure themselves, in addition to offering them psychotherapy.
Patients are not given knives or razors, but are allowed to continue injuring themselves if they are already using those methods.
They may also be offered ice cubes - said to give the same sensation as cutting - or elastic bands which they can flick or wear tightly around their wrists.
Patients are also given advice on how to avoid becoming infected through their cuts.
She said: "We have a duty of care, but there is a difference between that and taking a Big Brother approach."
from the original article, so its not using them as lab rats, they are offering psychological support.
I agree with that selfharm is release
But I can't agree self harm is the answer, anyone with common sense can see that. Maybe instead of mutilating themselves, they should be in therapy to confront there problems
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