"Near-fatal" deliberate self-harm: Characteristics, prevention and implications for the prevention of suicide

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 79, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 263-268

  Douglas, Julie ^a   Cooper, Jayne ^a   Amos, Tim ^a   Webb, Roger ^a   Guthrie, Elspeth ^a   Appleby, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deliberate self harm; Depression; Serious suicide attempt; Suicide prevention; Suicide risk

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; EXPERIENCE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEAR FATAL DELIBERATE SELF HARM; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF POISONING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDE; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 1542404703     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(02)00391-9     Document Type: Article

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