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An Evaluation of Protocols for Child and Adolescent Deliberate Self-harm

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 1998

Claire Dorer
Affiliation:
Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Trust, Oaklands Centre, Raddlebarn Road, Birmingham B29 6JB
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Abstract

Child and adolescent deliberate self-harm is a common problem faced by medical services. In 1982 the Royal College of Psychiatrists recommended that certain guidelines be followed in all cases of child and adolescent self-harm. This paper examines to what extent these guidelines are being incorporated into child and adolescent self-harm policies in the West Midlands region. The implications of the findings are discussed for young people and the NHS Trusts who treat them.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 1998 Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry

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