Self-harm (SH) is a common behaviour that brings over thousands to casualty departments each year in the UK and Ireland. SH carries a risk of completing suicide that lasts for several decades, yet despite this there is little to distinguish those who eventually take their own lives from those who do not (Owens & Wood, 2005).

It is the relationship to suicide that carries to greatest imperative to find effective interventions, although there are other secondary goals also such as reduction in the risk of repetition. A range of treatments have been investigated for this behaviour, yet evidence for their effectiveness remains uncertain.

This module will present:

• the results of individual studies for several outcome measures;

• the results of meta-analyses for several outcome measures;

• a treatment algorithm for assessing and treating those with specific diagnoses who harm themselves.

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