Psychosocial Interventions for People Who Self-Harm: Methodological Issues Involved in Trials to Evaluate Effectiveness

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 24, Issue sup2, 2020, Pages S32-S93

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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

Author keywords

attempted suicide; methodology; outcome; self harm; suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 85087313063     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2019.1592043     Document Type: Review

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