Predictors of A&E staff attitudes to self-harm patients who use self-laceration: Influence of previous training and experience

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 273-277

  Friedman, Trevor ^a   Newton, Charles ^a   Coggan, Christine ^a   Hooley, Samantha ^a   Patel, Rekha ^a   Pickard, Matthew ^a   Mitchell, Alex J ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attitudes; Deliberate self harm; Professional training and development; Self laceration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACERATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STAFF TRAINING; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33644637886     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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