Harm reduction

Introduction Poverty reduction has been, since the late 1990s, at the forefront of the mainstream development agenda. The interest in poverty knew its momentum with the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and with the pledge of the main development organisations including the World Bank to “a world free of poverty”. Nevertheless, poverty eradication- even narrowly defined as income poverty- has failed and “remains one of the greatest challenges facing humanity” (UNDP, 2014) not…

deal with the traumatic event. In the use of the ACT model, “These survivors generally require short-term interventions, including support, therapy, and pharmacotherapy to protect themselves from self-harm (e.g., inability to care from themselves, suicide risk, and/or self-injurious behavior) or harm to other persons (e.g., murder and attempted murder)” (Yeager & Roberts, 2015, P. 470). Some of these individuals may need emergency treatment when they have the inability to care for themselves…

Girl, Interrupted is a memoir written by Susanna Kaysen in 1993. In her memoir, Kaysen recalls her time spent at a psychiatric hospital after being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Her story is told through a collection of nonlinear vignettes as she chronicles her two years spent at psychiatric hospitall and her life after her time there. Kaysen recalls that in April of 1967, as an eighteen-year-old, she was admitted to McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts after attempting…

article was chosen because it offers a unique concept in the area of caring for the self-mutilating client; while many articles focus on client safety and on the nurse’s role of not allowing the client to harm him or herself, this article actually lists the benefits associated with supervised self-harm (Edwards & Hewitt, 2011). “At the Cutting Edge: Creative and Holistic Responses to Self-Injury” is an article that was found on the Andruss Library database using the search terms…

strictly adheres to custom, J.S. Mill, in his book On Liberty, contradicts the general theme presented in Stein’s novel. Mill promotes the idea of individualism from society and, more importantly, from custom. Through his use of language, imagery, and the Harm Principle, Mill argues for individualism in a stagnant society. Originally, Mill’s essay On Liberty appears wordy and full of repetition; however, it is this use of repetition which aids in proving his point of individualism. As a…

Non-suicidal Self-injury is defined as an act of destruction to one’s body (such as: cutting, scratching, burning or hair pulling) but without suicidal intentions (Jacobson & Gould, 2007). NSSI differs to suicidal self-injury because it does not involve any suicidal attempts or suicide ideation, suicidal behaviour is associated with a self-inflicted act with evidence of suicidal attempt (Labelle, Pouilot & Janelle, 2015). NSSI has been extensively researched and associated with many different…

In most post-industrial or service based economies present day, environmental preservation and the reduction of ecological degradation is a primary concern going forward. To sustain future populations and to mitigate poverty worldwide, efforts need to be made to help poverty stricken areas to develop to achieve sustainability, which ultimately leads to…

Ms. C is a 26-year-old single woman studying in computer engineering at Concordia University. She has been living in Montreal with her mother for the past 6 years. She was diagnosed with major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in January 2015. Agoraphobia and borderline personality disorder traits were later added to her diagnosis. The patient has a history of suicide attempts and self-mutilation. She has been cutting her forearms since the age of 10 until recently. She states that…

depression. Symptoms of postpartum depression may include “excessive irritability or anger with partner, baby or other children, guilt or negative thoughts about being a bad mother, excessive worry about the baby’s health and worrying that she may harm the baby” (Wynne- Jones, 67). Lady Macbeth showed guilt and negative thoughts about her baby. In the play Lady Macbeth said “ How tender ’tis to love the…

Did you know that 17 million people are affected by depression every single year (“Understanding Depression”)? Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. You should be worried about depression because it has affected a lot of people's lives and self esteems, and it can also influence the things they like to enjoy; some examples of hobbies are sports, family events, family company, school, relationships, friendships, and jobs. People should be…