On the long road to expertise, individuals must constantly negotiate motivational and effort constraints to deliberate practice (Ericsson et al., 1993). We draw on two different self-regulation theories to explore how athletes engage in more deliberate practice, and remain resilient during such activities. We discuss how a social-cognitive self-regulated learning model (Zimmerman, 2006) can be ...

Deliberate self-harm (DSH) refers to self-inflicted injuries that may or may not cause death. DSH is common among adolescents, especially females [1]. It may be a risk factor for future suicide [2]. Using data from medical records, this study focuses on children and adolescents who were admitted to Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya following deliberate self-harm. Approval for the study was granted ...

Patients who engage in deliberate self-harm (DSH) form a heterogeneous population. There is a need for psychotherapeutic interventions that give therapists the flexibility to tailor the treatment plan to the needs of an individual patient. To detect essential ingredients for treatment, three different cognitive-behavioral theories of DSH will be reviewed: (1) the cognitive-behavioral theory of ...

CONTEXT Although concern exists over the quality of emergency mental health services, little is known about the mental health care of adults who are admitted to emergency departments for deliberately harming themselves and then discharged to the community. OBJECTIVE To describe the predictors of emergency department discharge, the emergency mental health assessments, and the follow-up outpati...

OBJECTIVE To explore the Internet use and interpersonal interactions of youth reporting deliberate self-harm as defined by any non-fatal act, regardless of intention. METHOD The Second Youth Internet Safety Survey is a nationally representative telephone survey of 1500 Internet users (ages 10-17) in the United States, conducted March to June 2005. RESULTS Youth reporting deliberate self-har...

There are approximately 4,000 suicides in England and Wales each year. This is equivalent to one death every two hours. The overall rate of suicide in Britain has fallen slightly over recent years, but the rate among young people increased considerably during the 1980s. Suicide is now the third most common cause of death in people aged 15–30. About half those who die by suicide have a past hist...

Self-poisoning, to use the term coined by Kessel, McCulloch, and Simpson (1963), is a common reason for emergency admission to hospital. Such episodes are frequently designated as attempted suicide but, as Stengel and Cook (1958) and others have pointed out, the impulse towards self-destruction may be only a minor factor in the motivation. Although there have been many psychiatric and clinical ...

The characteristics of all adolescents referred to the psychiatric service of a tertiary hospital following an episode of deliberate self-harm (DSH) were studied. Of 100 adolescents selected over a 3-year period, 64 White and 28 Black adolescents were compared to identify factors associated with DSH in Black adolescents. The main findings were: (1) the referral rate for Black adolescents was in...

Deliberate Self-Poisoning (DSP) or drug induced suicide is the most common method of suicide in the developed countries and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality (1-3). Factors associated with DSP include economic and social factors, culture, religion, and health (4-6). Other symptoms that may influence suicide encompass demographic information like age, sex, and, ethnicity (6-8)