Motivation in deliberate self-harm.

Fifty adult patients presenting with deliberate self-harm at the Royal Victoria Hospital were given a choice of nine reasons for their actions. Most chose more than one reason and all but two of the 24 who said that they wished to die chose at least one other motive. There were no trends with respec...

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Autores principales: Loughrey, G., Kerr, A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ulster Medical Society 1989
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2448555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2773171
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description Fifty adult patients presenting with deliberate self-harm at the Royal Victoria Hospital were given a choice of nine reasons for their actions. Most chose more than one reason and all but two of the 24 who said that they wished to die chose at least one other motive. There were no trends with respect to sex, past history, or method of deliberate self-harm. These results illustrate the complexity of this condition and show the importance of investigating motives beyond simply the intent to die.
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spelling pubmed-24485552008-07-10 Motivation in deliberate self-harm. Loughrey, G. Kerr, A. Ulster Med J Research Article Fifty adult patients presenting with deliberate self-harm at the Royal Victoria Hospital were given a choice of nine reasons for their actions. Most chose more than one reason and all but two of the 24 who said that they wished to die chose at least one other motive. There were no trends with respect to sex, past history, or method of deliberate self-harm. These results illustrate the complexity of this condition and show the importance of investigating motives beyond simply the intent to die. Ulster Medical Society 1989-04 /pmc/articles/PMC2448555/ /pubmed/2773171 Text en
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