Suicide prevention in psychiatric practice has been dominated by efforts to predict risk of
suicide in individual patients. However, traditional risk prediction measures have been …

Suicide is a leading cause of death. A substantial proportion of the people who die by
suicide come into contact with the health care system in the year before their death. This …

BACKGROUND: The attitudes held by clinical staff towards people who harm themselves,
together with their knowledge about self-harm, are likely to influence their clinical practice …

The International Handbook of Suicide Prevention, 2nd Edition, presents a series of
readings that consider the individual and societal factors that lead to suicide, it addresses …

Self-harm behavior can begin in early adolescence, with the highest rates of self-harm,
between 1990 and 2000 in England, being among adolescents aged 16 to 24 years and …

Accessible summary A number of studies have highlighted issues around the relationship
between service users and providers. The recovery model is predominant in mental health …

Objective: To provide guidance for the organisation and delivery of clinical services and the
clinical management of patients who deliberately self-harm, based on scientific evidence …

Rates of hospital presentation for self-harm have increased in recent years, and although
clinical practice guidelines on clinical provision prioritize positive patient experiences, the …

Objectives We sought to explore patient and carer experiences of psychosocial
assessments following presentations to hospital after self-harm. Design Thematic analysis of …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND To reduce suicides among Veterans, the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) has designated suicide risk assessments for Veterans who screen …