Self-Injurious Behavior in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Units: Actual Aspects of the Complex Care Provision.

Q3 Medicine
Acta Medica Lituanica Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-04 DOI:10.15388/Amed.2024.31.2.7
Sigita Lesinskienė, Mariam Afrahi, Kamilė Pociūtė
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Abstract

Background: Nonsuicidal self-injurious behavior in children and adolescents is a major concern that requires mental health professionals' attention. The aim of this study is to analyze clinical care aspects of children and adolescents who self-harm in psychiatric hospitals.

Materials and methods: In 2023, 30 various specialists from five different child and adolescent psychiatric units in Lithuania were interviewed. The survey used a semistructured interview consisting of twelve questions related to complex clinical care methods of children and adolescents who self-harm. The interview responses were summarized and grouped into 5 categories: assessment and monitoring, methods and consequences of self-injury, safety measures, prevention and treatment, insights from staff.

Results: Self-injurious behavior in psychiatric inpatient settings was managed through risk assessment, monitoring, communication, medication, counselling, removal of sharp objects, patient allocation, and a several of other methods such as safety contracts, rewards or alternate pain-inducing or self-harm mimicking stimuli. Despite the hospital's safety procedures patients frequently devised alternate methods to self-harm, such as hitting and scratching themselves and using nonspecific materials.

Conclusions: The management of self-harm in children and adolescents psychiatric settings remains insufficient. Further research is needed to explore alternative ways of managing self-injurious behavior in child and adolescent psychiatric hospitals.

儿童和青少年精神病学住院病房的自伤行为:复杂护理提供的实际方面。
背景:儿童和青少年的非自杀性自伤行为是一个需要心理健康专业人员关注的主要问题。本研究的目的是分析在精神病院自残的儿童和青少年的临床护理方面。材料和方法:2023年,采访了来自立陶宛五个不同儿童和青少年精神科的30名不同专家。调查采用半结构化访谈,包括12个问题,涉及儿童和青少年自残的复杂临床护理方法。访谈结果汇总并分为5类:评估与监测、自伤方法与后果、安全措施、预防与治疗、员工见解。结果:通过风险评估、监测、沟通、药物治疗、咨询、移除尖锐物品、患者分配以及安全合同、奖励或替代诱导疼痛或模仿自残刺激等几种其他方法来管理精神科住院患者的自伤行为。尽管医院有安全程序,但病人经常想出其他自残方法,比如打自己、抓自己,以及使用非特异性材料。结论:在儿童和青少年精神病院自我伤害的管理仍然不足。需要进一步的研究来探索在儿童和青少年精神病院管理自伤行为的替代方法。
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Acta Medica Lituanica
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