Prevalence of non-suicidal self-harm and service contact in England, 2000–14: repeated cross-sectional surveys of the general population

The Lancet Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2019, Pages 573-581

  McManus, Sally ^a   Gunnell, David ^b,c   Cooper, Claudia ^d,e   Bebbington, Paul E ^d   Howard, Louise M ^f   Brugha, Traolach ^g   Jenkins, Rachel ^f   Hassiotis, Angela ^d   Weich, Scott ^h   Appleby, Louis ⁱ  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TENSION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85067394478     PISSN: 22150366     EISSN: 22150374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30188-9     Document Type: Article

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