Self harm: assessment, management and preventing recurrence [K] Evidence reviews for pharmacological interventions.

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2022)

NICE - n/a

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Evidence Categories

• Care setting: Healthcare Setting
• Care setting: Other settings
• Population group: Adults
• Population group: Children & Adolescents
• Intervention: Indicated intervention: Pharmacological interventions
• Intervention: Indicated intervention: Natural Remedies
• Outcome: Self harm

Type of Evidence

NICE Underpinning Review

Overview

"Evidence assessing the effectiveness of pharmacological agents and/ or natural products in the treatment of self-harm is lacking, especially when compared with the evidence for psychosocial interventions. Whilst there has been an increase in the use of psychosocial interventions for self-harm, drug treatments are frequently used in clinical practice. The aim of this review is to assess the effects of pharmacological agents or natural products for self-harm compared to comparison types of treatment (for example, placebo or alternative pharmacological treatment) for people who have self-harmed."

Recommendations

"Recommendations supported by this evidence review This evidence review supports recommendation 1.11.10 - NG225"