Social class and suicidal behaviour: the associations between social class and the characteristics of deliberate self-harm patients and the treatment they are offered.
BACKGROUND: Rates of deliberate self-harm (DSH) in the United Kingdom are much higher in lower than upper social class groups. Previous investigations have shown differences in socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of male patients according to social class. In two studies of DSH patients i...
Main Authors: | Hawton, K, Harriss, L, Simkin, S, Bale, E, Bond, A |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2001
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