Deliberate self-harm patients who leave the accident and emergency department without a psychiatric assessment: A neglected population at risk of suicide

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 87-93

  Hickey, Lilian ^a,b   Hawton, Keith ^a   Fagg, Joan ^a   Weitzel, Heather ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency department; Deliberate self harm; Follow up; Psychiatric assessment; Repetition of DSH

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGLECT; POPULATION RISK; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035067963     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(00)00225-7     Document Type: Article

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