[Development of an Online Intervention for Adolescents and Young Adults Engaging in Nonsuicidal Self-injury].

[Development of an Online Intervention for Adolescents and Young Adults Engaging in Nonsuicidal Self-injury]. Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2020 Mar;69(2):141-155 Authors: Edinger A, Koenig J, Bauer S, Moessner M, Fischer-Waldschmidt G, Herpertz SC, Resch F, In-Albon T, Koelch M, Plener PL, Schmahl C, Kaess M, STAR Konsortium Abstract Development of an Online Intervention for Adolescents and Young Adults Engaging in Nonsuicidal Self-injury Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a prevalent phenomenon in adolescence. Despite the existence of effective psychotherapeutic interventions, the majority of affected adolescents and young adults do not receive any treatment. Structural (e. g., no specific interventions, limited resources, limited accessibility) as well as individual factors (e. g., low help-seeking behavior) impede access to adequate clinical care for adolescent NSSI. Online interventions offer the possibility to provide specific interventions independent of one's location or local healthcare structures. Because of its high confidentiality and accessibility, the Internet also reaches adolescents with low help-seeking behavior. There is already evidence for online interventions concerning different mental health issues, like depression and anxiety. However, regarding NSSI, there are no effective, online interventions. Thus, we developed an online intervention based on an already evaluated short term program specific for adoles...
Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie - Category: Child Development Tags: Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr Source Type: research