Attitudes and knowledge of clinical staff regarding people who self-harm: A systematic review

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 205-216

  Saunders, Kate E A ^a   Hawton, Keith ^b   Fortune, Sarah ^b   Farrell, Suhanthini ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attempted suicide; Attitudes; Self harm; Service provision

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ATTITUDE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY; DATA BASE; DRUG ABUSE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF HARM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84862118438     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.08.024     Document Type: Review

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