'In two minds' - Socially motivated self-harm is perceived as less serious than internally motivated: A qualitative study of youth justice staff

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1187-1198

  Knowles, Sarah E ^a   Townsend, Ellen ^a   Anderson, Martin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

mental illness; professional attitudes; screening; self harm; suicide; young offenders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOMUTILATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOTIVATION; PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF-HARM; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG OFFENDERS; PSYCHOLOGY; UTILIZATION;

MENTAL ILLNESS; PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDES; SCREENING; SELF-HARM; SUICIDE; YOUNG OFFENDERS;

ADOLESCENT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTIVATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84883563392     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312459874     Document Type: Article

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