Using photo-elicitation to understand reasons for repeated self-harm: a qualitative study.
BMC Psychiatry
; 18(1): 98, 2018 04 11.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Reasons for self-harm are not well understood. One of the reasons for this is that first-hand accounts are usually elicited using traditional interview and questionnaire methods. This study aims to explore the acceptability of using an approach (photo-elicitation) that does not rely on solely verbal or written techniques, and to make a preliminary assessment of whether people can usefully employ images to support a discussion about the reasons why they self-harm.METHOD:
Interviews with eight participants using photo elicitation, a method in which photographs produced by the participant are used as a stimulus and guide within the interview.RESULTS:
Participants responded positively to using images to support a discussion about their self-harm and readily incorporated images in the interview. Four main themes were identified representing negative and positive or adaptive purposes of self-harm self-harm as a response to distress, self-harm to achieve mastery, self-harm as protective and self-harm as a language or form of communication.CONCLUSIONS:
Employing this novel approach was useful in broadening our understanding of self-harm.Palabras clave
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Fotograbar
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Conducta Autodestructiva
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Entrevista Psicológica
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
BMC Psychiatry
Asunto de la revista:
PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
2018
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Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido