Psychiatric assessment and management of deliberate self-poisoning patients

Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 565-569

  Hawton, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

deliberate self harm; prevention; self poisoning; suicide

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AFTERCARE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANAMNESIS; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HISTORY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF POISONING; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BACKGROUND; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 34648840191     PISSN: 13573039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpmed.2007.07.015     Document Type: Review

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