Pragmatism rules: The intervention and prevention strategies used by psychiatric nurses working with non-suicidal self-harming individuals

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-71

  O'Donovan, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Acute psychiatric inpatient unit; Intervention; Non suicidal; Prevention; Safety; Self harm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SAFETY; STANDARD; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SAFETY; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 33846284947     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01044.x     Document Type: Article

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