Self-harm in the general hospital

Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 76-80

  Kapur, Navneet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attempted suicide; epidemiology; groups; guidelines; hospital services; needs assessment; outcomes; planning intervention studies; preventative strategies; psychological medicine; psychosocial assessment; risk assessment; self harm; suicidal behaviour

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNOLOGY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOOD DISORDER; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF POISONING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845363372     PISSN: 14761793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1383/psyt.2006.5.3.76     Document Type: Article

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