Non-suicidal Self-injury in Adult Women with Substance Use

11 April 2019

Hello! I am interested in the experiences of women who are recovering from substance use disorders. One thing that I have noticed over the years is that some woman who have never self-harmed previously began doing so while in a substance use recovery program. Self-harm may include self-cutting, burning, hitting, etc. I am curious about why I am observing this trend. I would like to hear from women who have had similar experiences related to substance use recovery and self-harm.

Keywords

• Adler University
• self-harm
• cutting
• substance use
• Substance
• substance abuse
• emotional regulation
• emotions
• negative emotions
• positive emotions
• women
• women's experiences
• Women's Health
• Women's Health Concerns
• mental health
• recovery
• drug and alcohol
• drug use
• drug use; life story; narrative; drug recovery;
• narrative
• coping skills
• coping mechanisms

Ethical approval

This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at Adler University in Chicago, Illinois on 4/8/2019.

About the researcher

Hello! My name is Catherine. I am a sixth year doctoral candidate in Chicago, Illinois. I am interested in completing my dissertation on the experiences of women who have sought treatment for substance use and who may have developed self-harming behaviors during or after treatment. I currently work in a therapeutic day school setting with children who are on the Autism Spectrum.

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