Suicide and deliberate self-harm
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‘Suicide and deliberate self-harm’ are important aspects of psychiatry. Suicide is among the 10 leading causes of death in most countries for which information is available and is the second most common cause of death in young people. This chapter outlines the epidemiology and methods employed for suicide, with attention to its variation across different cultures and over time. It presents the schemes for the assessment of suicide and policies for its prevention. Deliberate self-harm overlaps with suicide but is different in several important aspects, which are described, along with the range of strategies for managing deliberate self-harm as experienced in the hospital setting.
2009 ◽
Vol 26
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pp. 114-118
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2019 ◽
Vol 55
(1)
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pp. 125-128
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2005 ◽
Vol 62
(10)
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pp. 1122
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1985 ◽
Vol 9
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pp. 208-208
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