Assessing young people who deliberately harm themselves

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 176, Issue FEB., 2000, Pages 126-131

  Hurry, Jane ^a   Storey, Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHIATRY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034434886     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.176.2.126     Document Type: Article

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