Naturalistic Recovery From Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: A Phenomenological Inquiry

The authors conducted a phenomenological inquiry of 12 individuals who recovered from nonsuicidal self‐injury without psychotherapeutic or medical intervention. Results indicated that participants’ naturalistic recovery emanated from their recognition of serious physical damage, corrective interpers...

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Published inJournal of counseling and development Vol. 92; no. 4; pp. 438 - 446
Main Authors Buser, Trevor J., Pitchko, Amanda, Buser, Juleen K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Alexandria Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2014
Subjects
Clinical research
Injuries
naturalistic recovery
nonsuicidal self-injury
Psychotherapy
Recovered
Recovery
Secondary school students
Self destructive behavior
Self injury
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Summary:The authors conducted a phenomenological inquiry of 12 individuals who recovered from nonsuicidal self‐injury without psychotherapeutic or medical intervention. Results indicated that participants’ naturalistic recovery emanated from their recognition of serious physical damage, corrective interpersonal influences, and movement from unhealthy to healthy surroundings. Implications of these findings for clinical practice and future research are discussed.
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ArticleID:JCAD170
ISSN:0748-9633
1556-6676
DOI:10.1002/j.1556-6676.2014.00170.x