Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Helping Children and Young People who Self-Harm : An Introduction to Self-Harming and Suicidal Behaviours for Health Professionals Tim McDougall, Marie Armstrong and Gemma Trainor.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Routledge, c2010.Description: xxix, 251 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780415499132 (hbk.) :
  • 9780415499149 (pbk.) :
  • 9780203849149 (ebk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.858200835 22
Contents:
What do we mean by self harm? -- Why is self harm common among young people? -- What works for young people who self harm? -- What do young people tell us about self harm? -- Making sense of self harm : the process of assessment -- Assessing and managing the risk of self harm and suicide -- Treatments for young people who self harm -- Involving parents and carers -- Service provision and care pathways -- Preventing self harm : a public health priority -- Self harm and the legal framework.
Summary: Every year over 25,000 young people attend emergency departments with problems resulting from self-harm. This text provides clear and practical guidance for nurses and other health professionals confronted by this complex and difficult area.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Lending Lending Ballymena Campus 616.858200835 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39548000001174

Formerly CIP. Uk

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What do we mean by self harm? -- Why is self harm common among young people? -- What works for young people who self harm? -- What do young people tell us about self harm? -- Making sense of self harm : the process of assessment -- Assessing and managing the risk of self harm and suicide -- Treatments for young people who self harm -- Involving parents and carers -- Service provision and care pathways -- Preventing self harm : a public health priority -- Self harm and the legal framework.

Every year over 25,000 young people attend emergency departments with problems resulting from self-harm. This text provides clear and practical guidance for nurses and other health professionals confronted by this complex and difficult area.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.