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Self-harm in children and young people who die by suicide: UK-wide consecutive case series: commentary, McKean et al

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 October 2025

Alastair J. S. McKean Open the ORCID record for Alastair J. S. McKean [Opens in a new window] ,
Tanner J. Bommersbach  and
J. Michael Bostwick
Alastair J. S. McKean*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Tanner J. Bommersbach
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
J. Michael Bostwick
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Correspondence: Alastair J. S. McKean. Email: mckean.alastair@mayo.edu
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Suicidesuicide attemptsuicide preventionepidemiology

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , First View , pp. 1 - 2
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal College of Psychiatrists

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