Needs and fears of young people presenting at accident and emergency department following an act of self-harm: Secondary analysis of qualitative data

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 286-291

  Owens, Christabel ^a   Hansford, Lorraine ^a   Sharkey, Siobhan ^b   Ford, Tamsin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SELF EVALUATION; SHAME; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; UNWORTHINESS; VULNERABLE POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; INTERNET; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEAR; FEMALE; HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SHAME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960395356     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.141242     Document Type: Article

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