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Management of deliberate self-harm in adolescence

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Andrew Weaver MBChB MRCPsych
Foundation Years Journal, volume 1, issue 5, p.235 (123Doc Education, London, September 2007)

Abstract

Lisa, a 15 year old girl, attends the accident and emergency department with her best friend. She has taken an overdose of eight paracetamol tablets. Her friend has persuaded her to attend. You see her and she consents to a physical assessment and blood tests. However, she is reluctant to discuss the reasons for her overdose. How should you proceed?

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Authors

Andrew Weaver MBChB MRCPsych (Corresponding author)

Consultant in Child & Adolescent psychiatry
Macclesfild CAMHS
Elm House
Lea Bank Close
Macclesfild
Cheshire
SK11 8QA

References

2.  National Institute of Clinical Excellence. The short-term physical and psychological management and secondary prevention of self-harm in primary and secondary care 2004. www.nice.org.uk

3.  Kingsbury, S. Parasuicide in adolescents: a message in a bottle. Association of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review and Newsletter 1993; 15, 253-259

4.  Taylor, D.C. The components of sickness: diseases, illnesses and predicaments. Lancet 1979; ii, 1008-1010

1.  Hawton, K., Osborn, M., O’Grady, J., et al. Adolescents who take overdoses: their characteristics, problems and contact with helping agencies. British Journal of Psychiatry 1982; 140, 118-123

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