Assessment and aftercare for deliberate self-harm patients provided by a general hospital psychiatric service

Crisis

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 145-150

  Haw, Camilla ^a,b   Hawton, Keith ^b   Whitehead, Linda ^c   Houston, Kelly ^b,d   Townsend, Ellen ^b,e  

^a ST ANDREW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Deliberate self harm; Outcome; Services; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRY; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 2442599989     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027//0227-5910.24.4.145     Document Type: Article

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