Journal article
Suicide and deliberate self-harm in children and adolescents
- Abstract:
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Rates of deliberate self-harm (DSH) in children and adolescents are rising. Only a small proportion of episodes result in presentation to hospital. Paediatricians have an important role to play in preventing DSH in community and non-psychiatric settings through maintaining up-to-date knowledge of risk factors and considering clinical issues such as intent, motives and psychosomatic presentations. Current treatment options including the ongoing controversies surrounding the use of selective se...
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- Journal:
- Paediatrics and Child Health
- Volume:
- 17
- Issue:
- 11
- Pages:
- 443-447
- Publication date:
- 2007-11-01
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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1751-7222
- Source identifiers:
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168556
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- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
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pubs:168556
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- pubs:168556
- Deposit date:
- 2013-02-20
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- Copyright date:
- 2007
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