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I would like to use the expertise of people who self injure

Hi all,

I am a trainee clinical psychologist based at Lancaster University in the UK. I am currently designing a study that aims to explore the types of imagery people who self injure experience in relation to self injury. If anyone would be interested I would like to share my study design and my interview procedure with you to gain your views on the research.

My hope is that I can create a study that promotes understanding and challenges stigma within society. It is really important to me that I have the help of people who actually self injure to help me achieve this, otherwise there may be things that I miss or haven't thought of, because I'm approaching the research mainly as a psychologist, not as someone who self injures.

If you are interested please email p [dot] darganatlancaster [dot] ac [dot] uk and I would be glad to send you a copy of my study pack for you to critique. I am looking to get the views of at least 8 people.

I have compiled the expertise of people with first hand experience of self injury for other research and the input I have received has been invaluable. This research will eventually be presented at conferences and submitted to academic journals therefore any input you can give will go a long way and will encourage other researchers to do the same, which means future studies will improve. Anyone of any age can take part at this stage as it is not part of the actual research.

Thank you for your time. Read more »

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