Epidemiology and nature of self-harm in children and adolescents: findings from the multicentre study of self-harm in England.

We examined epidemiology and characteristics of self-harm in adolescents and impact of national guidance on management. Data were collected in six hospitals in three centres between 2000 and 2007 in the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England. Of 5,205 individuals (7,150 episodes of self-harm), th...

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Main Authors: Hawton, K, Bergen, H, Waters, K, Ness, J, Cooper, J, Steeg, S, Kapur, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012