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Self-Injurious Behavior in Correctional Settings

¹ Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
² JFC Consultation Services, Clifton Park, New York
³ Correctional Managed Health Care, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut
⁴ Office of Health Services, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: tfagan{at}nova.edu.

	Abstract

This article reviews the literature concerning self-injury among criminal offenders. It describes many of the problems, barriers, and obstacles to effective assessment and treatment of self-injury and discusses the absence of a clear paradigm within which to develop a classification system and standardized nomenclature to describe the spectrum of self-injurious behaviors. This article distinguishes between self-injury resulting from suicidal versus nonsuicidal intent, presents treatment strategies for managing each, and concludes with a proposed set of eight recommended goals for creating a national strategy to develop self-injury programming in correctional settings.

First published on October 26, 2009
Journal of Correctional Health Care 2009, doi:10.1177/1078345809348212


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