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Self‐Injury Concept Formation: Nursing Diagnosis Development
Author(s) -
Sebree Regina,
PopkessVawter Sue
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.1991.tb00340.x
Subject(s) - countertransference , feeling , aside , phenomenon , dysfunctional family , psychological intervention , psychology , perspective (graphical) , coping (psychology) , nursing , nursing interventions classification , medicine , psychotherapist , mental health , psychiatry , social psychology , art , physics , literature , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science
Self‐inflicted injury, an increasingly common phenomenon in psychiatric settings, often is seen in borderline clients who scratch or burn themselves repeatedly. Their dysfunctional behavioral patterns present special challenges to the psychiatric/mental health nurse who seeks to interrupt such destructive means of coping. Aside from the difficult task of assisting these individuals to deal with their feelings in a constructive way, the psychiatric nurse often struggles with difficult countertransference feelings. The authors review a historical perspective of self‐injury behaviors, define the phenomenon through the procedure of concept analysis, propose the creation of a new nursing diagnosis, and outline interventions appropriate for these clients.