The efficacy of problem-solving treatments after deliberate self-harm: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with respect to depression, hopelessness and improvement in problems.

BACKGROUND: Brief problem-solving therapy is regarded as a pragmatic treatment for deliberate self-harm (DSH) patients. A recent meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating this approach indicated a trend towards reduced repetition of DSH but the pooled odds ratio was not statist...

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Main Authors: Townsend, E, Hawton, K, Altman, D, Arensman, E, Gunnell, D, Hazell, P, House, A, Van Heeringen, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2001