Self-harm in the general hospital

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 529-532

  Kapur, Navneet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attempted suicide; Epidemiology; Guidelines; Hospital services; Intervention studies; Needs assessment; Outcomes; Psychosocial assessment; Risk assessment; Self harm

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; SALICYLIC ACID;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHODYNAMICS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF POISONING; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33846003170     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.6-6-529     Document Type: Review

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