Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4190300 Psychiatry 2006 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

Self-harm is a major public health problem and makes up a large proportion of the workload of many departments of consultation-liaison psychiatry. This paper focuses on self-harm from a general hospital perspective. It discusses the epidemiology of self-harm, hospital services, recent guidance, assessment, management and prevention.

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