Psychosocial interventions following self-harm in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The Lancet Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 740-750

  Hawton, Keith ^a   Witt, Katrina G ^a   Salisbury, Tatiana L Taylor ^b,c   Arensman, Ella ^d   Gunnell, David ^e   Hazell, Philip ^f   Townsend, Ellen ^g   van Heeringen, Kees ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^h GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BORDERLINE STATE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOUR THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SUICIDAL IDEATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84979536488     PISSN: 22150366     EISSN: 22150374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(16)30070-0     Document Type: Article

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