A new self-harm treatment programme which is being adopted by the HSE could help reduce suicide rates and emergency hospital visits by half, according to an expert in the field. US based psychologist Prof Marsha Linehan is in Ireland this week training over 150 HSE staff in the new treatment technique, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. According to Prof Linehan, people who repeatedly self-harm are often diagnosed with borderline or emotionally unstable personality disorders. People...
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