Psychological management following deliberate self-harm
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Psychological management following deliberate self-harm.
There are approximately 4,000 suicides in England and Wales each year. This is equivalent to one death every two hours. The overall rate of suicide in Britain has fallen slightly over recent years, but the rate among young people increased considerably during the 1980s. Suicide is now the third most common cause of death in people aged 15–30. About half those who die by suicide have a past hist...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1470-2118,1473-4893
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.1-3-185