Motivational Processes Underlying Self-Harm in Young People
How to take partAbout the study
This study aims to understand the motivational processes underlying self-harm in young people, with a specific focus on comparing non-autistic to autistic people.
What will it involve?
Participants undergo an online and telephone screening. If they are eligible, they will be invited to an in-person visit. During the study visit, participants are asked to complete questionnaires related to their experience of self-harm and mental health. Participants will also have to complete four tasks. Three of the tasks are computer-based and the 4th task is an imagery task where we try to modify mental images (mental imagery = 'seeing through the mind's eyes') related to self-harm.
Martina Di Simplicio
Clinical Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry
My research focuses on cognitive processes underlying emotional dysregulation and mood instability across mental disorders. I focus on young people and their vulnerability to mood instability, aiming to develop innovative early interventions.
Research conducted by: Imperial College London
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