Disclosures of Self-Injury, with Dr. Brooke Ammerman

<p>What are some common reasons people give for choosing to disclose their self-injury? How do positive and negative reactions affect someone’s willingness to disclose their self-injury or self-harm in the future and their likelihood of discontinuing their self-injury? In this episode, Dr. Ammerman shares findings from her research in which individuals who self-injure share their answers to these questions. She also explains why only providing "tangible aid" such as offering to help someone who self-injures get medical help or referring them to a mental health professional may not always be all that helpful.</p><p>Learn more about Dr. Ammerman and her work in the Affect, Suicide, Self-Injury, and Social Triggers (ASSIST) Lab at <a href="https://assistlab.nd.edu/" target="_blank">https://assistlab.nd.edu/</a>. Below are links to some of her research referenced in this episode:</p><p><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1073191120903081?journalCode=asma" target="_blank">The development of a measure to assess social reactions to self-injury disclosure</a></p><p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165178120308027" target="_blank">How should we respond to non-suicidal self-injury disclosures?: An examination of perceived reactions to disclosure, depression, and suicide risk</a></p><p><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jclp.23045" target="_blank">Characterizing the choice to disclose nonsuicidal self‐injury</a></p><p>Follow <a href="https://profiles.utsouthwestern.edu/profile/145428/nicholas-westers.html" target="_blank"><strong>Dr. Westers</strong></a> on Instagram and Twitter (@DocWesters). To join ISSS, visit <a href="https://itriples.org/"><strong>itriples.org</strong></a> and follow ISSS on Facebook and Twitter (@ITripleS).</p><p> </p><p> </p>