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Treatments for self-injury

There are treatments available for self-injury.

  1. Problem Solving Therapy:

    Professional therapists help clients identify and resolve problems they encounter. Also they teach clients general coping and problem solving skills.

  2. Dialectical Behavior Therapy:

    One of its primary goals is to reduce self-injurious behaviors by helping clients develop new coping skills sets addressing motivational obstacles during treatment and encouraged the client to change and accept him or herself.

  3. Manual Assisted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

    It is a short-term problem solving and cognitive behavioral intervention that teaches clients to manage emotions and negative thinking.