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Synthesizing Findings on Cognitive Flexibility and Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors

Society of Clinical Psychology

Scientists have dedicated a tremendous amount of effort and resources toward understanding potential risk and protective factors for self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITB). Several interventions for SITB include strategies to improve cognitive flexibility (e.g., 2006; Park & Ammerman, 2023). Bryan, 2019; Kiosses et al.,

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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

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Frequent thoughts of self-harm or suicide. Other contributing factors include poor coping skills, poor interpersonal relationships, lack of social support, lack of self-care, and unhealthy coping strategies, e.g., alcohol drinking or drug abuse. Self-care also involves avoiding alcohol, drugs, and prescription drug misuse.

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Can prisoners with mental health problems benefit from psychological therapy? Yes, but health and justice need to be closer friends.

Society of Clinical Psychology

Moreover, they are far more likely to die by suicide, to harm themselves and others in prison and to commit another crime on release. The most effective approaches being cognitive – behavioural therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based therapies which both moderately improve depression and anxiety symptomology. 2007; Butler et al.,