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Adams, Dawn; Handley, Louise; Simkiss, Doug; Walls, Emily; Jones, Alison; Knapp, Martin; Romeo, Renee; Oliver, Chris – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2018
Background: Challenging behaviours are frequently shown by children with an intellectual disability. This study documents service use within this population and explores its relationship with challenging behaviours and child and parent characteristics.Method Forty-nine mothers of young children with an intellectual disability or global…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Health Services, Behavior Problems, Costs
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Watanabe, Norio; Nishida, Atsushi; Shimodera, Shinji; Inoue, Ken; Oshima, Norihito; Sasaki, Tsukasa; Inoue, Shimpei; Akechi, Tatsuo; Furukawa, Toshi A.; Okazaki, Yuji – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2012
Little is known about accurate prevalence and associated factors of deliberate self-harm (DSH) among adolescents in Asian countries. In this study, the prevalence and associated factors of DSH among adolescents in Japan were examined. Data were derived from a cross-sectional survey using an anonymous self-report questionnaire and enrolling 8,620…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Incidence
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Hannen, Elaine; Woods, Kevin – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2012
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence identifies educational psychologists as appropriate specialists to deliver interventions to promote the emotional well-being of children and families. A role for practitioner educational psychologists in providing specific therapeutic interventions has also been proposed by commentators. The present…
Descriptors: Evidence, Intervention, Educational Psychology, Psychologists
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Best, Ron – Pastoral Care in Education, 2009
Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is a perplexing and distressing phenomenon that has received considerable publicity in recent years. It takes many forms, some of which are culturally acceptable while others are considered to be anti-social and/or mental health problems. It affects a significant proportion of the population, with previous studies in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Self Destructive Behavior, Ethics
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Reder, Peter; And Others – Journal of Adolescence, 1991
Describes model of crisis intervention to families of adolescents who deliberately harm themselves and summarizes premises which guide practice. Views adolescent's "overdose" as attempt to resolve relationship conflicts and works to explore predicament for adolescent and family. Verbatim extracts from one session illustrate the process.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Crisis Intervention, Drug Abuse
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Kinyanda, Eugene; Hjelmeland, Heidi; Musisi, Seggane – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2005
Psychological factors associated with deliberate self-harm (DSH) as seen in an African population in Uganda are described. A case-control study design was employed in which a Luganda version (predominant language in the study area) of the modified European Parasuicide Interview Schedule I (EPSIS I) was used to collect data. The controls were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Urban Population, Case Studies, Psychological Patterns