Gatekeeping and factors underlying decisions not to refer to mental health services after self-harm: Triangulating video-recordings of consultations, interviews, medical records and discharge letters

When a person attends a UK Emergency Department (ED) for self-harm or suicidal ideation, practitioners may refer to mental health services. While some people ask for and receive support, others ask but do not receive support. We explored requests for support followed by decisions not to refer to men...

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Main Authors: Clara Bergen, Matthew Lomas, Mary Ryan, Rose McCabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:SSM: Qualitative Research in Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667321523000331