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Managing deliberate self-harm: the A & E perspective.

S Greenwood·P Bradley
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This paper reports on a retrospective survey of the Accident and Emergency (A & E) treatment of patients who have deliberately harmed themselves. Reasons for self-harm are identified, and current management in A & E is discussed. Suggestions are made for providing these patients with high-quality holistic care instead of treating only their physical injuries.

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Emergency Service, HospitalEnglandHumansMental DisordersRetrospective StudiesSelf MutilationSuicide, AttemptedJournal Article

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S Greenwood, P Bradley. 1997. Managing deliberate self-harm: the A & E perspective.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0965-2302(97)90004-7

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