Deliberate self-harm patients in the emergency department: Factors associated with repeated self-harm among 1524 patients

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1019-1025

  Bilén, Katarina ^a   Ottosson, Carin ^a   Castrén, Maaret ^a   Ponzer, Sari ^a   Ursing, Carina ^a   Ranta, Pentti ^a   Ekdahl, Karin ^a   Pettersson, Hans ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; PHENOTHIAZINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DATA BASE; DEATH; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCANDINAVIA; SELF HARM; SELF POISONING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81855175397     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2010.102616     Document Type: Article

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