@article{ref1,
title="Assessment of adolescent self-harm",
journal="Current Paediatrics",
year="2005",
author="Spender, Q.",
volume="15",
number="2",
pages="120-126",
abstract="This practitioner review suggests an approach to adolescents who harm themselves, principally by self-poisoning or self-cutting. Such adolescents frequently pass through the care of paediatricians, who may feel they are not trained adequately to help them. Self-harm presents an important opportunity for secondary prevention of subsequent self-harm and suicide. To achieve this, all professionals in contact with such adolescents need to be aware of the pain and distress that lead them to a position where self-harm seems the only option. The practicalities of engagement, history-taking, observation and what to do next are discussed. Although informed by the latest guidelines, research and psychiatric understanding, the review is intended to be a practical guide based on personal experience. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0957-5839",
doi="10.1016/j.cupe.2004.12.009",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cupe.2004.12.009"
}