Deliberate self-harm by under-15-year-olds: characteristics, trends and outcome.

BACKGROUND: Relatively little information is available about the characteristics and long-term outcome of children and adolescents aged under 15 years who present to general hospitals because of deliberate self-harm (DSH). METHOD: Information was collected on 710 consecutive under-15-year-olds pres...

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Main Authors: Hawton, K, Harriss, L
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008