Deliberate Self-Harm: Extent of the Problem and Prediction of Repetition

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Handbook of Suicide Prevention
Subtitle of host publicationResearch, Policy and Practice
PublisherJohn Wiley and Sons
Pages119-131
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9780470683842
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jun 2011

Keywords

  • Cooper, Kapur, Dunning, Guthrie, Appleby, et al's four-question tool - Manchester Self-Harm (MASH) rule
  • Deliberate self-harm (DSH), major public health problems - in countries
  • Deliberate self-harm - extent of problem and prediction of repetition
  • Deliberate self-harm and repetition - major challenges for professionals, in healthcare and community-based services
  • Engaging in DSH, strongest predictor - of future suicidal behaviour, non-fatal and fatal
  • Four-question tool (Manchester Self-Harm Rule) - evidence-based screening tool
  • Gender differences in relation to DSH - higher rates of DSH, and repetition rates among females
  • National Registry of Deliberate Self-harm (NRDSH) - in Republic of Ireland
  • Prediction of repeated deliberate self-harm - across lifespan
  • Prediction of repeated deliberate self-harm - in adults, repeated DSH in adults

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