Postcards, green cards and telephone calls: Therapeutic contact with individuals following self-harm

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-7

  Kapur, Navneet ^a   Cooper, Jayne ^a   Bennewith, Olive ^b   Gunnell, David ^b   Hawton, Keith ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SELF HARM; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TELEPHONE;

HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; POSTAL SERVICE; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TELEPHONE;

EID: 77954594999     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.072496     Document Type: Review

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