TY - BOOK AU - Aggarwal,Shilpa AU - Berk,Michael AU - Patton,George AU - Olsson,Craig ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Managing Self-Harm Using Psychological Treatment ATMAN: A Guide For Counsellors SN - 9783031564079 AV - RC434.2-574 PY - 2024/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - Psychiatry KW - Psychotherapy    KW - Public health KW - Psychotherapy KW - Public Health N1 - Foreword -- Acknowledgemtnets -- 1. Background -- 2. ATMAN Intervention -- 3. Assessments -- 4. Understanding self-harm and starting ATMAN treatment -- 5. Developing a crisis plan -- 6. Problem-focussed coping: A problem solving approach -- 7. Emotion-focussed coping: Emotion regulation -- 8. Building secure relational networks -- 9. Open ended session -- 10. Involving family -- 11. Substance use -- 12. Boosting assertiveness skills -- 13. Summary -- Appendix A Pre-Intervention ATMAN Assessment -- Appendix B During-intervention ATMAN Assessment -- Appendix C Post-Intervention ATMAN Assessment -- Appendix D Handouts -- Appendix E Treatment Protocol -- Appendix F Suggested References N2 - The book presents the session wise details of ATMAN psychological treatment for managing self-harm in youth in low- and middle- income countries. Based on global evidence, ATMAN treatment has been designed using a systematic, sequential approach and has been co-designed by the self-harm patients and mental health professionals in Mumbai, India. The word ATMAN in Sanskrit refers to the “eternal self’ that functions in harmony with the Universe. Suicide is a leading cause of premature mortality across the world. Three quarters of global suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries. Most of the psychotherapies available to reduce the recurrence of self-harm have been developed and tested in high-income countries. Far less attention has been given to develop and evaluate context specific psychotherapeutic programmes for self-harm in low- and middle income countries. The book includes contextually appropriate treatment elements; age appropriate and culturally relevant case vignettes and scripts; and is easy to understand for non-specialist providers. It is based on problem solving therapy integrated with emotion regulation and social network strengthening skills. Available treatments for self-harm are sub-optimal globally and this book might become an extremely useful resource for mental health professionals in high-income countries due to its easy to use format, brief structure, and utility for culturally diverse populations. From the systems perspective, the possibility of scaling it up and training non-specialist counsellors to deliver this treatment in the community setting makes Managing Self-Harm Using Psychological Treatment ATMAN a very useful addition to the limited resources available to address the global health challenge of self-harm UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56407-9 ER -