Clinical characteristics of patients with self harming behaviour in a low secure mental health unit

Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-21

  Beer, M Dominic ^a   Muthukumaraswamy, Anandamurugan ^b   Khan, Al Aditya ^c   Musabbir, Mohammad Arif ^d  

^a OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHERN HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Leeds Mental Health Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

challenging behaviour; deliberate self harm; inpatient self harm; low secure; Self harm

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011497570     PISSN: 17426464     EISSN: 17442206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742646409990112     Document Type: Article

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