Characteristics and trends of self-harming behaviours in young people
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Cleaver, Karen 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5303-1036
(2007)
Characteristics and trends of self-harming behaviours in young people.
British Journal of Nursing, 16 (3).
pp. 148-153.
ISSN 0966-0461
(doi:10.12968/bjon.2007.16.3.22967)
Abstract
Deliberate self-harm is recognized as a serious public health issue in young people. There is evidence that young people who self-harm are more likely to repeat self-harm, and this in turn increases their risk of completed suicide. Prevalence studies have identified that the rate of self-harm among young people is on the increase, information largely based on data arising from review and analysis of hospital attendances. However, community-based studies indicate that the prevalence is much higher, with those seen in emergency departments representing the 'tip of the iceberg' (Hawton and Rodham, 2006). Young people's motives for self-harm are discussed, as are research findings which indicate that nurses can have negative attitudes towards patients who self-harm. The article considers the implications of this for young people and identifies areas for future research.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | deliberate self-harm, adolescents, attitudes, emergency care |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RT Nursing R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
| Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: | Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences |
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| Last Modified: | 14 Oct 2016 09:06 |
| URI: | http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/2532 |
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