Understanding vulnerability to selfharm in times of economic hardship and austerity: A qualitative study

BMJ Open

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Barnes, M C ^a   Gunnell, D ^a   Davies, R ^a   Hawton, K ^b   Kapur, N ^c   Potokar, J ^a   Donovan, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BULLYING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ECONOMIC AUSTERITY; ECONOMIC HARDSHIP; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEGLECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORK; SUICIDE; TIME; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VULNERABLE POPULATION; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; BEREAVEMENT; BULLYING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84960447331     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010131     Document Type: Article

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