Citation

Mughal F, Quinlivan L. BMJ 2021; 373: n1478.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bmj.n1478

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The anonymous author of a recent What Your Patient is Thinking article shares a powerful story of feeling that their self-harm was dismissed and how this affected future help seeking.1 Self-harm is a serious public health issue and is the strongest risk factor for suicide: it must be taken seriously by healthcare professionals and services so that patients do not avoid seeking support and continue to struggle with self-harm and psychological distress.

The author described being free of …

Language: en