TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Establishing a clinical database for hospital attendances because of self-harm
JO  - Psychiatric bulletin
A1  - Horrocks, J.
A1  - House, A.
A1  - Owens, D.
SP  - 137
EP  - 139
VL  - 28
IS  - 4
N2  - Self-harm is a major risk factor for suicide (Gunnell & Frankel, 1994) with around a quarter of suicides preceded by non-fatal self-harm in the previous year (Owens & House, 1994). Strategies for suicide prevention should include accurate monitoring of health service contacts due to self-harm. Unfortunately, the published literature points to few practical steps for ensuring this accuracy. We offer an account of running a data-base, to assist others who might be setting out on this monitoring process.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0955-6036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.28.4.137
ID  - ref1
ER  -