Self-harm in England: A tale of three cities

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 513-521

  Hawton, Keith ^a   Bergen, Helen ^a   Casey, Deborah ^a   Simkin, Sue ^a   Palmer, Ben ^b   Cooper, Jayne ^b   Kapur, Nav ^b   Horrocks, Judith ^c   House, Allan ^c   Lilley, Rachael ^c   Noble, Rachael ^c   Owens, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multicentre; Rates; Self harm; Self injury; Self poisoning

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; PARACETAMOL; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MONITORING; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; OVERDOSE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TIME;

EID: 34447322297     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-007-0199-7     Document Type: Article

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