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- Claire Ousey and Karen Ousey.
- Pennine Care Foundation Trust, Nye Bevan House, Rochdale. claire.ousey@nhs.net
- Nurs Stand. 2012 Oct 31; 27 (9): 58-60, 62, 64 passim.
AbstractSelf-harm may be used by individuals as a means to relieve distress and may be a coping and suicide prevention strategy. This article focuses on risk assessment of patients who may self-harm as well as the treatment of those presenting with self-harm wounds.
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