Experiences of care for self-harm in the emergency department: the perspectives of patients, carers and practitioners
| Title: | Experiences of care for self-harm in the emergency department: the perspectives of patients, carers and practitioners |
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| Authors: | Jo Robinson, Eleanor Bailey |
| Source: | BJPsych Open, Vol 8 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: | Cambridge University Press, 2022. |
| Publication Year: | 2022 |
| Collection: | LCC:Psychiatry |
| Subject Terms: | Self-harm, suicide, emergency department, out-patient treatment, qualitative research, Psychiatry, RC435-571 |
| More Details: | Emergency departments are often the point of entry to the healthcare system for people who self-harm, and these individuals are at high risk of further self-harm and suicide in the post-discharge period. These settings therefore provide a critical opportunity for intervention. However, many studies have identified that the experiences of patients, carers and the emergency department staff themselves is often suboptimal. In this editorial we summarise one such study, by O'Keeffe and colleagues, and consider strategies for improving the experiences of patients and their carers when presenting to the emergency department. We also reiterate the need for wider systemic change in attitudes and approaches towards people who self-harm that are pervasive across the healthcare system and beyond. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2056-4724 |
| Relation: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472422000357/type/journal_article; https://doaj.org/toc/2056-4724 |
| DOI: | 10.1192/bjo.2022.35 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/0779516dcdb641c1a01d9167f949a6ce |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.0779516dcdb641c1a01d9167f949a6ce |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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