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The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health

The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health

Tagalikha: Nicholas J. Westers Psy.D. ABPP

Why do people self-injure? And what is the best way to respond when someone tells us they self-injure? Dr. Nicholas Westers, a clinical psychologist at Children's Health and Associate Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, collaborates with the International Society for th...

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Trauma and Self-Injury, with Dr. Rachel Zelkowitz

Trauma and Self-Injury, with Dr. Rachel Zelkowitz

In this episode, Dr. Rachel Zelkowitz defines trauma and its prevalence among individuals who self-injure, delineates posttraumatic stress disorder (P...

2025-10-31 13:00:00 00:50:13
Parenting with Lived Experience of Self-Injury, with Dr. Janis Whitlock

Parenting with Lived Experience of Self-Injury, with Dr. Janis Whitlock

Two topics are covered in this episode: (1) how parents with lived experience of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) can navigate conversations with their...

2025-09-26 13:00:00 00:53:13
DSM Update: Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Disorder, or a Clinical Specifier?

DSM Update: Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Disorder, or a Clinical Specifier?

In this episode, four of the top experts in researching and treating nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) talk about the research behind NSSI Disorder, the...

2025-08-29 04:00:00 01:03:20
Help-Seeking for Self-Injury, with Nani Kim, RN

Help-Seeking for Self-Injury, with Nani Kim, RN

In this episode, Nani Kim, RN from the University of Texas at Austin talks all things help-seeking for nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). This includes c...

2025-07-25 04:00:00 00:47:51
Why Do People Self-Injure? Part 2, with Dr. Kirsty Hird

Why Do People Self-Injure? Part 2, with Dr. Kirsty Hird

Dr. Kirsty Hird, a Research Officer in the Youth Mental Health team at The Kids Research Institute Australia, adds to Episode 1 of The Psychology of S...

2025-06-27 04:00:00 00:42:48
Self-Harm in Older Adults, with Dr. Lisa Van Hove

Self-Harm in Older Adults, with Dr. Lisa Van Hove

Just how prevalent is self-injury among older adults, specifically those ages 60 and over?  Do the types and methods they use differ from those who se...

2025-05-30 04:00:00 00:57:26
Does Conflict About One’s Gender Role Predict Self-Injury?, with Dr. Moye Xin

Does Conflict About One’s Gender Role Predict Self-Injury?, with Dr. Moye Xin

In this episode, Dr. Moye Xin from Xi'an University in the Shaanxi Province of central China discusses how nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is viewed in...

2025-04-25 04:00:00 00:49:58
Lived Experience: Ben's Story of Self-Injury

Lived Experience: Ben's Story of Self-Injury

In this episode, Ben Moroski from Los Angeles, CA, shares his story of lived experience of self-injury that began at age 17 when he and his family fou...

2025-03-28 04:00:00 01:05:12
Self-Injury Awareness Day (March 1), with Drs. Sylvanna Mirichlis & Stephen Lewis

Self-Injury Awareness Day (March 1), with Drs. Sylvanna Mirichlis & Stephen Lewis

In this episode, Dr. Sylvanna Mirichlis from Curtin University in Perth, Australia, and ISSS Past President Dr. Stephen Lewis from the University of G...

2025-02-28 05:00:00 01:41:56
Are Therapists Willing to Treat Self-Injury?, with Spencer Ellison & Dr. Jennifer Muehlenkamp

Are Therapists Willing to Treat Self-Injury?, with Spencer Ellison & Dr. Jennifer Muehlenkamp

In this episode, Spencer Ellison and Dr. Jennifer Muehlenkamp read a hypothetical case vignette of a client who engages in nonsuicidal self-injury (NS...

2025-01-31 05:00:00 00:49:19
Paramedical Tattooing for Self-Harm Scars, with Tattoo Artist Elena & Her Client

Paramedical Tattooing for Self-Harm Scars, with Tattoo Artist Elena & Her Client

What is paramedical tattooing and scar camouflage and how is it different than other treatments for self-injury scars? Not everyone with lived experie...

2024-12-28 05:00:00 00:49:17
Lived Experience: Ellie's Story of Atypical Severe Self-Harm

Lived Experience: Ellie's Story of Atypical Severe Self-Harm

In this episode, Ellie from the United Kingdom and National Health Service (NHS) shares her lived experience of atypical severe self-injury while part...

2024-11-30 05:00:00 01:25:35
Self-Injury Among Ethnically Diverse Populations, with Dr. Maryam Gholamrezaei

Self-Injury Among Ethnically Diverse Populations, with Dr. Maryam Gholamrezaei

In this episode, Maryam Gholamrezaei, PhD, C.Psych, shares about her interviews with racially and ethnically diverse individuals who self-injure, incl...

2024-10-25 04:00:00 00:52:10
Effects of Emotions on Self-Injury Pain Perception, with Michelle Hiner

Effects of Emotions on Self-Injury Pain Perception, with Michelle Hiner

Does the emotion someone experiences immediately preceding an episode of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) influence how painful that episode of self-har...

2024-09-27 04:00:00 00:47:26
Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents (ERITA) Who Self-Harm, with Dr. Johan Bjureberg

Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents (ERITA) Who Self-Harm, with Dr. Johan Bjureberg

Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents (ERITA) and its internet-delivered version (IERITA) is just one of a couple of treatments develo...

2024-08-30 04:00:00 01:13:55
Tips for Supporting Those Who Self-Harm, with Dr. Nicholas Westers

Tips for Supporting Those Who Self-Harm, with Dr. Nicholas Westers

In this episode, host and producer of The Psychology of Self-Injury podcast, Dr. Nicholas Westers, shares his own thoughts about what we should consid...

2024-07-26 04:00:00 00:41:29
Social Media, Meta, & Self-Injury, with Lotte Rubæk

Social Media, Meta, & Self-Injury, with Lotte Rubæk

In this episode, Lotte Rubæk, MSc, who leads the Self-Injury Team in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the Capital Region of Denmark, talks about why...

2024-06-28 04:00:00 01:03:21
Self-Criticism as a Predictor of Self-Injury, with Christina Robillard

Self-Criticism as a Predictor of Self-Injury, with Christina Robillard

In this episode, Christina Robillard talks about how self-criticism can lead to increases in self-injury urges within the next two hours as well as th...

2024-05-31 04:00:00 00:42:57
Lived Experience: Thomas' Story of Self-Injury & Gender Dysphoria

Lived Experience: Thomas' Story of Self-Injury & Gender Dysphoria

Approximately 47% of transgender adults and 55.7% of transgender and non-binary youth report having engaged in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) at some...

2024-04-26 04:00:00 00:58:38
Do Youth Self-Injure More Now Than 15 Years Ago?, with Dr. Jonas Bjärehed

Do Youth Self-Injure More Now Than 15 Years Ago?, with Dr. Jonas Bjärehed

In this episode, Dr. Jonas Bjärehed from Lund University in Sweden walks us through his research on nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) that he began in 20...

2024-03-29 04:00:00 00:46:41
Supporting Siblings of Individuals Who Self-Harm, with Dr. Amy Lucas

Supporting Siblings of Individuals Who Self-Harm, with Dr. Amy Lucas

In this episode, Dr. Amy Lucas from Speek Health in the United Kingdom talks about supporting siblings of those who engage in nonsuicidal self-injury...

2024-02-23 05:00:00 00:51:19
DSM-5 & Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Disorder, with Dr. Greg Lengel

DSM-5 & Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Disorder, with Dr. Greg Lengel

In 2013, the 5th edition of the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) was released, and for the first time it included Nonsuicid...

2024-01-26 05:00:00 01:11:44
How Should Self-Harm Be Defined?, with Drs. Brooke Ammerman & Greg Lengel

How Should Self-Harm Be Defined?, with Drs. Brooke Ammerman & Greg Lengel

What exactly constitutes nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI)? Dr. Brooke Ammerman from the University of Notre Dame and Dr. Greg Lengel from Drake Universi...

2023-12-29 05:00:00 00:51:48
Where Does Self-Injury Fit Within Self-Damaging Behaviors?, with Dr. Brianna Turner

Where Does Self-Injury Fit Within Self-Damaging Behaviors?, with Dr. Brianna Turner

The term "self-harm" is an umbrella term, encompassing a broad range of behaviors, under which is included substance abuse and misuse, eating disorder...

2023-11-24 05:00:00 00:48:56
Lived Experience: Allison's Story of Self-Injury & Scarring

Lived Experience: Allison's Story of Self-Injury & Scarring

In this episode, Allison details her experience of engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) beginning in 9th grade and into her 20's. She explains t...

2023-10-27 04:00:00 00:59:01
Self-Injury in Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (IDD), with Caroline Roberts

Self-Injury in Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (IDD), with Caroline Roberts

Up to 1 in 5 (20%) individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and about 3 in 7 (42%) individuals with autism spectrum disorder...

2023-09-29 04:00:00 00:49:04
The Psychology of Self-Injury Pain, with Dr. Julian Koenig

The Psychology of Self-Injury Pain, with Dr. Julian Koenig

What is the relationship between nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and pain? Are individuals who self-injure less sensitive to pain than those who don’t...

2023-08-25 04:00:00 01:05:12
Youth Crisis, Self-Harm, & Mental Health Language, with Drs. Rachel Acheson & Maria Papadima

Youth Crisis, Self-Harm, & Mental Health Language, with Drs. Rachel Acheson & Maria Papadima

Amidst a global youth mental health crisis, is it possible that many young people are experiencing adolescent development challenges but are using men...

2023-07-28 04:00:00 01:05:23
Self-Harm OCD vs. Nonsuicidal Self-Injury, with Nathan Peterson

Self-Harm OCD vs. Nonsuicidal Self-Injury, with Nathan Peterson

Approximately 1-4% of people throughout the world experience obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Individuals with OCD are more likely than those with...

2023-06-30 04:00:00 00:51:40
A Dad & Daughter Discuss Her Lived Experience of Self-Harm

A Dad & Daughter Discuss Her Lived Experience of Self-Harm

What is a parent's role in helping their child recover from self-injury? What might a dad say about supporting his child when he learns his child is e...

2023-05-26 04:00:00 01:28:19
Self-Injury Recovery: A Person-Centered Approach, with Drs. Stephen Lewis & Penny Hasking

Self-Injury Recovery: A Person-Centered Approach, with Drs. Stephen Lewis & Penny Hasking

In this episode, ISSS Past Presidents Dr. Stephen Lewis from the University of Guelph in Canada, and Dr. Penelope Hasking from Curtin University in Au...

2023-04-28 04:00:00 00:57:19
The Neurobiology of Self-Injury (in Layman's Terms), with Dr. Michael Kaess

The Neurobiology of Self-Injury (in Layman's Terms), with Dr. Michael Kaess

What goes on at the neurobiological level that makes someone more vulnerable to self-injure or self-harm? What biological risk factors are at play? Wh...

2023-03-31 04:00:00 00:50:41
Emotion Regulation Group Therapy (ERGT) for Self-Harm, with Drs. Kim Gratz & Matthew Tull

Emotion Regulation Group Therapy (ERGT) for Self-Harm, with Drs. Kim Gratz & Matthew Tull

A lot of therapies address the context in which nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and self-harm may occur, but only a few treatments have been designed t...

2023-02-24 05:00:00 01:40:21
Did Self-Injury Increase During the COVID-19 Lockdown?, with Dr. Ruth Tatnell

Did Self-Injury Increase During the COVID-19 Lockdown?, with Dr. Ruth Tatnell

Early in the pandemic there was a lot of talk about how the initial lockdown and stay-at-home orders would affect people’s mental health, including ri...

2023-01-27 05:00:00 00:39:38
The Evolution of Self-Injury Treatment, with Dr. Wendy Lader

The Evolution of Self-Injury Treatment, with Dr. Wendy Lader

In 1986, the first treatment program in the United States specifically for nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) opened its doors. Self Abuse Finally Ends, b...

2022-12-30 05:00:00 00:52:54
The Psychology of Self-Injury Scarring, with Dr. Taylor Burke

The Psychology of Self-Injury Scarring, with Dr. Taylor Burke

How are scars from nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) different than physical scars that are unintentional or result from non-self-inflicted wounds ? What...

2022-11-25 05:00:00 00:43:25
Lived Experience: Kirsty's Story of Self-Injury & Advocacy

Lived Experience: Kirsty's Story of Self-Injury & Advocacy

In this episode, Kirsty Moore details her experience of engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) beginning at age 14 and into her 30's. She discusse...

2022-10-28 04:00:00 00:40:49
Digital Interventions for Self-Harm, with Dr. Kaylee Kruzan

Digital Interventions for Self-Harm, with Dr. Kaylee Kruzan

What digital interventions exist for addressing nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI)? And do they and peer-support apps help in reducing NSSI urges and beha...

2022-09-30 04:00:00 00:47:03
Self-Injury Under Age 12, with Dr. Imke Baetens & Lisa Van Hove

Self-Injury Under Age 12, with Dr. Imke Baetens & Lisa Van Hove

Just how prevalent is self-injury among children under age 12?  Do the types and methods they use differ from those who self-injure at other ages? Wha...

2022-08-31 04:00:00 00:50:29
Self-Injury Over Age 40, with Dr. Sarah Swannell

Self-Injury Over Age 40, with Dr. Sarah Swannell

What is the prevalence of self-injury among adults over age 40? And what differentiates those who report having stopped self-injuring from those who c...

2022-07-29 04:00:00 00:47:09
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