Can attempted suicide (deliberate self-harm) be anticipated or prevented?
- 1 March 1995
- journal article
- neuroses and-personality-disorders
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Current Opinion in Psychiatry
- Vol. 8 (2) , 76-79
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00001504-199503000-00003
Abstract
Accurate, current data on the clinical epidemiology of deliberate self-harm are not widely available. Predictive values of sociodemographic risk factors for repetition of deliberate self-harm are weak and more may be gained by further examination of clinical and psychological factors. Psychiatric intervention after deliberate self-harm is worthwhile but the evidence about prevention of repetition remains inconclusive for most patients. Assessment after deliberate self-harm is often inadequate; perhaps clearly defined service standards will help.Keywords
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