Introduktion: Att ungdomar medvetet skadar sig själva är ett vanligt problem. Orsaken till detta beteende är lika varierande som motivet för varför man utför dessa handlingar. En del försöker få ut en inre smärta medan andra avser att ta sitt liv. Att hamna i ett självskadebeteende under ungdomsåren kan ge stora hälsoproblem i det vuxna livet och är också en riskfaktor för efterkommande självmordsförsök. Då detta problem är vanligast förekommande bland ungdomar är det också naturligt att skolan har ett viktigt uppdrag då det gäller det förebyggande arbetet mot självskadebeteende.Syfte: Finna stöd för skolsköterskans preventiva arbete då det gäller ungdomar med självskadebeteende.Metod: Systematisk litteraturstudie. Sökning som utförts i databaserna CINAHL, PubMed och PsykInfo resulterade i 21 artiklar som efter granskning och analys ligger till grund för resultatet.Resultat: Flera olika faktorer sätts i samband med självskadebeteende. Kännedom om dessa faktorer är med hälsoinventering och screening metoder för att identifiera problematiken i preventivt och behandlande syfte. Enskild problematik måste alltid tolkas individuellt för att orsaken skall kunna behandlas, vilket kräver en stor portion kunskap vilja och engagemang. Tyngdpunkten av ansvar i folkhälsoarbetet runt denna problematik vilar på skolan i vilken ungdomarna vistas mestadelen av sin tid. Trots detta rapporterar skolsköterskan fortfarande en avsaknad av såväl verktyg som utbildning för sitt viktiga uppdrag då det gäller ungdomar med självskadebeteende.Konklusion: Det krävs ytterligare forskning för att finna fungerande metoder för skolsköterskans preventiva och behandlande insats då det gäller ungdomar med självskadebeteende. / Introduction: young people who deliberately harm themselves are a common problem. The reason for this behavior is as varied as the motive for why they perform these acts. Some are trying to get rid of an inner pain, while others intend to take their own life. Having a self- injurious behavior during adolescence can cause major health problems in adult life, and it is also a risk factor for subsequent suicide attempts. Since this problem is most prevalent among young people, it is also natural that the school in which they spend most of their time has an important role when it comes to the prevention of self- injurious behaviorAim: Identify the support of school nurse preventive work when it comes to young people with self-harm.Methods: A systematic literature review. Search performed in databases CINAHL, PubMed and PsychInfo resulted in 21 articles for review and analysis underlying the results.Results: Several factors are associated with self-harm. Knowledge of these factors is with health inventory and screening, methods for identifying problems in both prevention and treatment purposes. Individual problems must always be interpreted individually for causes to be processed; this requires a huge amount of knowledge, will and commitment from the school nurse. The emphasis of the responsibilities of public health work around this problem rests on the schools in which young people spend most of their time. Despite this report the school nurse still lacks of both tools and training for their important task when it comes to young people with self- injurious behavior.Conclusion: Further research is necessary to find effective methods for the school nursepreventive and therapeutic intervention in the case of adolescents with self-harm.

<p> </p><p><strong>Background:</strong> Self-injury can be defined as deliberate harm one's own body without conscious intent to commit suicide. These patients need skilled care. <strong>Purpose:</strong> Illuminate nursing staff attitudes and treatment of patients with self-injury behaviour for individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. <strong>Method:</strong> A general literature study has been made. Based on the objective was a literature search in various databases with ten relevant articles were selected and reviewed. <strong>Results:</strong> The results were presented along four main categories: a challenging patient population, health professionals perceptions, attitudes before and after education and Attitude of health professionals when they feel they can help. The results show that some staff working with patients with self-injury behaviour may find that this can be a challenging patient group. Training and regular supervision of health workers is a positive change in attitude and response. <strong>Discussion:</strong> Through training and mentoring for health professionals obtain the knowledge required to get a different understanding of patients with self-injury behaviour. This may change their attitude that can lead to better care.<strong> Conclusions:</strong> These patients are unique individuals with special needs. Through education one can obtain the knowledge required to understand these patients, who in turn may lead to the nursing staff is able to maintain respect and understanding for these people.</p><p> </p>

Background: Self-injury can be defined as deliberate harm one's own body without conscious intent to commit suicide. These patients need skilled care. Purpose: Illuminate nursing staff attitudes and treatment of patients with self-injury behaviour for individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Method: A general literature study has been made. Based on the objective was a literature search in various databases with ten relevant articles were selected and reviewed. Results: The results were presented along four main categories: a challenging patient population, health professionals perceptions, attitudes before and after education and Attitude of health professionals when they feel they can help. The results show that some staff working with patients with self-injury behaviour may find that this can be a challenging patient group. Training and regular supervision of health workers is a positive change in attitude and response. Discussion: Through training and mentoring for health professionals obtain the knowledge required to get a different understanding of patients with self-injury behaviour. This may change their attitude that can lead to better care. Conclusions: These patients are unique individuals with special needs. Through education one can obtain the knowledge required to understand these patients, who in turn may lead to the nursing staff is able to maintain respect and understanding for these people.