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Assessment of deliberate self-harm on medical wards

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

C. V. R. Blacker ,
R. Jenkins  and
T. Silverstone
C. V. R. Blacker
Affiliation:
Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall
R. Jenkins
Affiliation:
St Bartholomew's Medical College
T. Silverstone
Affiliation:
St Bartholomew's Medical College, London EC1
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In 1984, the Department of Health and Social Security issued guidelines, based upon the recommendations of a working party of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, on the management of patients admitted to hospital following acts of deliberate self-harm (DSH). Unlike the 1968 Hill report (which recommended that all such patients should be assessed by a psychiatrist before discharge) the new guidelines placed the responsibility for psychosocial assessments on the admitting medical team.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 16 , Issue 5 , May 1992 , pp. 262 - 263
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1992

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Department of Health and Social Security (1984) Guidance on the Management of Deliberate Self Harm. London: DHSS. (Health notice HN(84)25).Google Scholar
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