Emergency Department Assessment of Self-Harm Risk Using Psychometric Questionnaires
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Self harm and the emergency department.
I speak quietly at the emergency department reception desk, but much of the waiting room can still hear. There isn’t an easy way to announce in a room full of strangers that you’ve hurt yourself, again. In case anyone listening is in doubt, then comes the question: “Did you do this to yourself?” Self harm is one of the most common reasons for general hospital admission. 2 People who present to ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0706-7437,1497-0015
DOI: 10.1177/070674371205700105