Deliberate Self-Harm among Young Adults

Muniza Momin*, Mehreen Nizar Ali**, Saniya Iqbal***, Sonia Sultan Ali****
*-**** Students, Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery, Karachi, Pakistan.
Periodicity:November - January'2015
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.4.4.3073

Abstract

People participate in Deliberate Self-Harm (DSH), defined as direct and intended physical harm in absence of anticipated suicide. It is a major concern among young adults. Recent studies and experimental efforts on DSH have meaningfully increased the understanding of this negative behavior that influences an individual to do such an act. Health care workers with lack of basic knowledge regarding the identification and assessment of DSH create hindrance in their treatment and early prevention. Moreover, recent incidence and prevalence of DSH in Pakistan is lacking. This article presents ways which are used for DSH by young adults in Pakistan and the intervention which can be done to deal clients with DSH for overcoming this behavior in people. It also focuses on methods which can be adapted by the client, family and society to overcome this attitude of an individual and also emphasis on further research is required at national level to look around this matter to minimize DSH in young people.

Keywords

Deliberate Self-Harm, Young Adults, Prevalence, Pakistan.

How to Cite this Article?

Ali, M.S., Ali, M.N., Iqbal, S., and Ali, S.S. (2015). Deliberate Self-Harm among Young Adults. i-manager’s Journal on Nursing, 4(4), 12-15. https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.4.4.3073

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