Nurses' attitudes towards self-harm: A literature review

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 65-75

  Karman, P ^a   Kool, N ^b   Poslawsky, I E ^c   van Meijel, B ^b  

^a Youth Mental Health Care Center   (Netherlands)

^b INHOLLAND UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Education; Influencing factors; Nurses; Self harm

Indexed keywords

AUTOMUTILATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; NURSES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84921306898     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12171     Document Type: Article

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