A brief psychological intervention to reduce repetition of self-harm in patients admitted to hospital following a suicide attempt: a randomised controlled trial

The Lancet Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 451-460

  O'Connor, Rory C ^a   Ferguson, Eamonn ^b   Scott, Fiona ^a   Smyth, Roger ^c   McDaid, David ^d   Park, A La ^d   Beautrais, Annette ^e   Armitage, Christopher J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VOLITIONAL HELPSHEET; COGNITION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SHORT TERM PSYCHOTHERAPY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLITION;

EID: 85018642888     PISSN: 22150366     EISSN: 22150374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(17)30129-3     Document Type: Article

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