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Key role of specialist mental health clinicians in improving emergency department self-harm care

Por: Steeg · S. · Quinlivan · L. M.

Commentary on: Veresova M, Michail M, Richards H, et al. Emergency department staff experiences of working with people who self-harm: A qualitative examination of barriers to optimal care. Int J Mental Health Nurs. 2024. doi: 10.1111/inm.13353

Implications for practice and research

  • Support from specialist mental health clinicians is a key mechanism for improving self-harm care among emergency department (ED) staff.

  • Findings underpin the need for compassion and empathy when treating people presenting in distress, especially those who present multiple times.

  • Future research should focus on strategies for improving implementation of self-harm clinical guidelines in EDs.

    • Context

    Emergency departments (EDs) have a crucial role in suicide prevention. Around 18% of people who died by suicide presented to ED in the month prior to death, commonly for self-harm.1 A hospital presentation for self-harm is one of the strongest risk factors for suicide;...
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