Guidance
Recommendations for research
Recommendations for research
The guideline committee has made the following recommendations for research.
1 Models of care
What is the effectiveness of different models of care for children and young people who self-harm?
For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on assessment and care by healthcare professionals and social care practitioners.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review T: models of care for people who have self-harmed.
2 Assessment in non-specialist settings
What are the most effective approaches to assessment in non-specialist settings?
Healthcare professionals and social care practitioners
For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on assessment and care by .healthcare professionals and social care practitioners.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review E: assessment in non-specialist settings.
Professionals from other sectors
For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on assessment and care by professionals from other sectors.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review E: assessment in non-specialist settings.
3 Routine admission to hospital
Is routine or automatic admission effective for young people or older adults who have self-harmed?
For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on admission to and discharge from hospital.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review H: admission to hospital.
4 Psychological interventions
What is the effectiveness of specific psychological interventions including digital compared with face-to-face (technology use) in different populations and settings?
For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on interventions for self-harm.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review J: psychological and psychosocial interventions.
5 Harm minimisation
What is the experience, feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of harm minimisation strategies for people who self-harm?
For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on interventions for self-harm.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review L: harm minimisation strategies.