Self-injury attendances in the accident and emergency department: Clinical database study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 183, Issue JULY, 2003, Pages 34-39

  Horrocks, Judith ^a   Price, Sally ^b   House, Allan ^a   Owens, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF POISONING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; POISONING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0038300933     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.183.1.34     Document Type: Article

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