Psychiatric disorders in patients presenting to hospital following self-harm: A systematic review

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 821-830

  Hawton, Keith ^a,b   Saunders, Kate ^a   Topiwala, Anya ^b   Haw, Camilla ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c St Andrews Healthcare   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attempted suicide; Personality disorders; Psychiatric disorders; Self harm; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMUTILATION; BAHRAIN; CANADA; CHINA; CONDUCT DISORDER; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; FINLAND; FRANCE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GREECE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INDIA; IRAN; ISRAEL; ITALY; JAPAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HARM; SELF POISONING; SOUTH AFRICA; SPAIN; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM;

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS; SELF-HARM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886727996     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.08.020     Document Type: Review

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