Short shrift for the sane? The hospital management of self-harm patients with and without mental illness

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 401-406

  Barr, W ^a   Leitner, M ^a   Thomas, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency; Mental illness; Self harm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; NURSING;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 4143092592     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2003.00723.x     Document Type: Article

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