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

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• The Neurobiology of Self-Injury (in Layman's Terms) [Re-Release] 26.06.2026 50分

  In this re-release from Season 3 (Mar 31, 2023), Michael Kaess, MD, from the University of Bern in Switzerland explains the neurobiology of self-injury and self-harm.
• The Psychology of Self-Injury Scarring (Re-Release) 29.05.2026 43分

  In this re-release from Season 2 (Nov 25, 2022), Taylor Burke, PhD, from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital discusses the psychological effects of scars resulting from self-injury and self-harm.
• Eating Disorders & Self-Harm (Re-Release) 28.04.2026 38分

  In this re-release from Season 2 (Feb 25, 2022), Kathryn Gordon, PhD, from Fargo, North Dakota discusses the relationship between disordered eating and self-harm, how often they co-occur, why they co-occur, and physical pain sensitivity amidst eating disorder behavior and self-injury.
• Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents (ERITA) Who Self-Harm (Re-Release) 27.03.2026 1時間 13分

  In this re-release from Season 4 (Aug 30, 2024), Johan Bjureberg, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden walks us through Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents (ERITA) for nonsuicidal self-injury and self-harm.
• Emotion Regulation Group Therapy (ERGT) for Self-Harm (Re-Release) 27.02.2026 1時間 40分

  In this re-release from Season 3 (Feb 24, 2023), Kim Gratz, PhD, and Matthew Tull, PhD, from Lyra Health and the University of Toledo walk us through Emotion Regulation Group Therapy (ERGT) intervention for nonsuicidal self-injury and self-harm.
• Self-Injury in Schools (Re-Release) 30.01.2026 48分

  In this re-release from Season 1 (Dec 3, 2021), Nancy Heath, PhD, from McGill University in Canada explains how schools can respond appropriately to students who engage in self-injury and self-harm.
• What Role Does Blood Play in Self-Injury?, with Dr. Christian Schmahl 25.12.2025 41分

  Christian Schmahl, MD, from Heidelberg University and the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim, Germany, explains how seeing blood during nonsuicidal self-injury and self-harm may serve specific functions.
• Media & Self-Harm: What Helps, What Harms?, with Dr. Nicholas Westers 21.11.2025 53分

  Nicholas J. Westers, Psy.D., ABPP from Children's Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas shares how media affects those who self-injure and self-harm and offers the first ever media guidelines for responsibly reporting and depicting nonsuicidal self-injury.
• Trauma and Self-Injury, with Dr. Rachel Zelkowitz 31.10.2025 50分

  Rachel Zelkowitz, PhD, from the VA Boston Healthcare System and the National Center for PTSD defines "trauma," shares what treatments exist for treating trauma, and discusses the prevalence of self-injury and self-harm among those who have experienced trauma, particularly within military veterans.
• Parenting with Lived Experience of Self-Injury, with Dr. Janis Whitlock 26.09.2025 53分

  Janis Whitlock, PhD, from Cornell University and Senior Advisor for The JED Foundation explains how caregivers with lived experience of self-injury can navigate conversations with their children about their own history of self-harm, and how parents can manage heightened limits to confidentiality when their child who self-injures turns 18 while in therapy.
• DSM Update: Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Disorder, or a Clinical Specifier? 29.08.2025 1時間 3分

  Drs. Greg Lengel, Maria Zetterqvist, Amy Brausch, and Jason Washburn explain why they now advocate for nonsuicidal self-injury and self-harm to be considered a clinical specifier rather than a disorder in the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
• Help-Seeking for Self-Injury, with Nani Kim, RN 25.07.2025 47分

  Nani Kim, RN, at the University of Texas at Austin shares a review of research on help-seeking behaviors for self-injury and self-harm.
• Why Do People Self-Injure? Part 2, with Dr. Kirsty Hird 27.06.2025 42分

  Kirsty Hird, PhD, from The Kids Research Institute Australia explains in depth why people self-injure or self-harm according to six specific theoretical models of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI).
• Self-Harm in Older Adults, with Dr. Lisa Van Hove 30.05.2025 57分

  Lisa Van Hove, PhD, from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Brussels University) in Belgium reveals the prevalence and characteristics of self-injury and self-harm among older adults (ages 60+).
• Does Conflict About One’s Gender Role Predict Self-Injury?, with Dr. Moye Xin 25.04.2025 49分

  Moye Xin, PhD, from Xi’an University in China shares insights from his research exploring how conflict about one's gender role may increase risk for engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury and self-harm.
• Lived Experience: Ben's Story of Self-Injury 28.03.2025 1時間 5分

  Ben from California shares his story of lived experience of self-injury as a man, including how he views recovery and copes with significant scarring from self-harm wounds.
• Self-Injury Awareness Day (March 1), with Drs. Sylvanna Mirichlis & Stephen Lewis 28.02.2025 1時間 41分

  Sylvanna Mirichlis, PhD, and Stephen Lewis, PhD, talk all things Self-Injury Awareness Day (SIAD). We also share some of our favorite clips from past episodes for those new to the topic of self-harm.
• Are Therapists Willing to Treat Self-Injury?, with Spencer Ellison & Dr. Jennifer Muehlenkamp 31.01.2025 49分

  Spencer Ellison and Jennifer Muehlenkamp, PhD, from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire tell us what they learned when they asked therapists about their willingness to treat individuals who engage in nonsuicidal self-injury or self-harm.
• Paramedical Tattooing for Self-Harm Scars, with Tattoo Artist Elena & Her Client 28.12.2024 49分

  Tattoo artist Elena from Illusions by Ink Studio in Irving, Texas, discusses paramedical tattooing and invites her client with lived experience of self-injury to share her experience with camouflage tattooing of her self-harm scars.
• Lived Experience: Ellie's Story of Atypical Severe Self-Harm 30.11.2024 1時間 25分

  Ellie Wildbore from the United Kingdom and National Health Service (NHS) shares her story of lived experience of atypical severe self-injury, her research on self-harm, and her experience as one of the first Lived Experience Research Ambassadors working in NHS mental health.