Deliberate self-harm patients of no fixed abode: a study of characteristics and subsequent deaths in patients presenting to a general hospital.
BACKGROUND: International studies report high rates of deliberate self-harm (DSH) and suicide in the homeless. Little is known about DSH among homeless people in the UK and their subsequent risk of death from suicide and non-suicidal causes. METHOD: We have carried out a study of no fixed abode (NF...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2006
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