ReviewEClinicalMedicine2022
The experiences and needs of supporting individuals of young people who self-harm: A systematic review and thematic synthesis.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Next of kin's experiences of healthcare encounters in the context of severe self-harm: "We know them best".International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026Article
- Key Dimensions of Culturally Competent Mental Health Care for Roma and Traveller Populations: A Rapid Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Review
- The "Supporting Adolescents with Self Harm" (SASH) Intervention Supporting Young People (And Carers) Presenting to the Emergency Department with Self-Harm: Therapeutic Assessment, Safety Planning, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Psychological, social, and neurobiological correlates of non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behavior in adolescents: a narrative review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Profiles of caregiver burden among adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury: a latent profile analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Internalized stigma and caregiver burden among caregivers of adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury: a moderated mediation analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Brief admission by self-referral for individuals with self-harm and suicidal ideation: a qualitative study based on focus groups exploring relatives' experiences.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2024Article
- Self-harm and suicidal behaviors in children: perspectives of mental health clinicians.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2024Article
- What Is Helpful and What Is Challenging for the Caregivers of Young People Receiving Interventions to Prevent Suicide? Caregivers' Perspectives-A Rapid Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Perspectives of parents of adolescents with repeated non-suicidal self-injury on sharing their caretaking experiences with peers: a qualitative study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Self-harm in young people is a serious international health concern that impacts on those providing informal support: the supporting individuals of young people. We aimed to highlight the experiences, views, and needs of these supporting individuals of young people. We conducted a systematic review and thematic synthesis: PROSPERO CRD42020168527. MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE, AMED, CINAHL, ASSIA, and Web of Science were searched from inception to 6 May 2020 with citation tracking of eligible studies done on 1 Oct 2021. Primary outcomes were experiences, perspectives, and needs of parents, carers, or other family members of young people aged 12-25. Searches found 6167 citations, of which 22 papers were included in synthesis. Supporting individuals seek an explanation for and were personally affected by self-harm in young people. It is important that these individuals are themselves supported, especially as they negotiate new identities when handling self-harm in young people, as they attempt to offer support. The GRADE-CERQual confidence in findings is moderate. Recommendations informed by the synthesis findings are made for the future development of interventions. Clinicians and health service providers who manage self-harm in young people should incorporate these identified unmet needs of supporting individuals in a holistic approach to self-harm care. Future research must co-produce and evaluate interventions for supporting individuals. Funding: FM was supported by a NIHR School for Primary Care Research GP Career Progression Fellowship (SCPR-157 2020-20) to undertake this review and is now funded by a NIHR Doctoral Fellowship (NIHR300957). CCG is part-funded by the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West Midlands.
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