TY - JOUR T1 - Self-harm within inpatient psychiatric services: most episodes are among women, involve breaking the skin and take place in private JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 78 LP - 79 DO - 10.1136/eb-2012-101156 VL - 16 IS - 3 AU - Peter D Mills Y1 - 2013/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/16/3/78.abstract N2 - Commentary on: James K, Stewart D, Wright S, et al. Self harm in adult inpatient psychiatric care: a national study of incident reports in the UK. Int J Nurs Stud 2012; 49: 1212– 19.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed Focusing on the method, antecedents and level of openness of self-harm can inform clinicians and researchers about the possible motivators and goals of the behaviour and lead to a more clear understanding of possible interventions. The majority of self-harm does not appear to represent an attempt to manipulate others or gain their attention; rather it is more often a private act with other internal motivations. More research is needed to determine the most effective interventions for different types of self-harm in the inpatient setting. Targeted intervention for specific types of self-harm may be … ER -