Using data from a yearlong study of self-harming behaviors among incarcerated individuals, this presentation explores the functional reasons that patients engage in deliberate self-harm in prison, reviews the factors that may contribute to DSH behaviors, and discusses strategies for treating and managing patients who engage in DHS for the purpose of obtaining a secondary gain.

Educational Objectives

• Compare different types of and reasons for deliberate self-harm
• Describe factors found in the correctional setting that may contribute to deliberate self-harm behaviors
• Explain strategies for treating and managing patients who engage in deliberate self-harm for the purpose of obtaining a secondary gain

Level: Advanced