Family history of suicidal behaviour: prevalence and significance in deliberate self-harm patients.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether there are differences between the characteristics of deliberate self-harm (DSH) patients with and without a family history of suicidal behaviour. METHOD: In 146 DSH patients, those with and without a positive family history were compared with regard to the nature a...

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Main Authors: Hawton, K, Haw, C, Houston, K, Townsend, E
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2002