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ameradian · 09-06-2007, 01:22 AM

i think that this could work, so long as giving the blades is used as a part of a larger therapeutic scheme. I think that's what they're going for, but the article doesn't really stress that, as that would make the story much less sensationalistic.

blades shold only be given to a patient who is a proven long term self-harmer. only in that case can the "he/she will do it anyway" argument really hold up.

it needs to be part of a larger scheme. having clean blades may reduce infections, but counselling a patient and getting them recovered will reduce infections even more.

i would wonder what sort of blades the harmer will be getting. i'm under the impression that hospital-grade knives are made to be very sharp and very effective at cutting through skin. i would be concerned if the program inadvertantly served to "upgrade" self-harmers' equipment.

09-06-2007, 01:22 AM	#39
ameradian you touch, but you can never really feel. Join Date: Jun 2007 I am currently:	i think that this could work, so long as giving the blades is used as a part of a larger therapeutic scheme. I think that's what they're going for, but the article doesn't really stress that, as that would make the story much less sensationalistic. blades shold only be given to a patient who is a proven long term self-harmer. only in that case can the "he/she will do it anyway" argument really hold up. it needs to be part of a larger scheme. having clean blades may reduce infections, but counselling a patient and getting them recovered will reduce infections even more. i would wonder what sort of blades the harmer will be getting. i'm under the impression that hospital-grade knives are made to be very sharp and very effective at cutting through skin. i would be concerned if the program inadvertantly served to "upgrade" self-harmers' equipment.