Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9372277 | Current Paediatrics | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
This practitioner review suggests an approach to adolescents who harm themselves, principally by self-poisoning or self-cutting. Such adolescents frequently pass through the care of paediatricians, who may feel they are not trained adequately to help them. Self-harm presents an important opportunity for secondary prevention of subsequent self-harm and suicide. To achieve this, all professionals in contact with such adolescents need to be aware of the pain and distress that lead them to a position where self-harm seems the only option. The practicalities of engagement, history-taking, observation and what to do next are discussed. Although informed by the latest guidelines, research and psychiatric understanding, the review is intended to be a practical guide based on personal experience.
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Authors
Quentin Spender,