Brief psychological intervention after self-harm: Randomised controlled trial from Pakistan

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 204, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 462-470

  Husain, Nusrat ^a   Afsar, Salahuddin ^b   Ara, Jamal ^c   Fayyaz, Hina ^d   Ur Rahman, Raza ^b   Tomenson, Barbara ^a   Hamirani, Munir ^e   Chaudhry, Nasim ^a   Fatima, Batool ^f   Husain, Meher ^g   Naeem, Farooq ^h   Chaudhry, Imran B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^c United Medical and Dental College   (Pakistan)

^d Pakistan Institute of Learning and Living   (Pakistan)

^e ABBASI SHAHEED HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g LANCASHIRE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^h QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BECK HOPELESSNESS INVENTORY; BECK SCALE FOR SUICIDE IDEATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PAKISTAN; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901842127     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.138370     Document Type: Article

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