Psychosocial assessment of patients who attend an accident and emergency department with self-harm

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 130-138

  Barr, W ^a   Leitner, M ^a   Thomas, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency; Nursing; Psychosocial assessment; Self harm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LIAISON PSYCHIATRY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; WALES;

EID: 17144423567     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2004.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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