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Self-harm in England: a tale of three cities. Multicentre study of self-harm.
Keith Hawton,Helen A. Bergen,Deborah Casey,Sue Simkin,Ben Palmer,Jayne Cooper,Nav Kapur,Judith Horrocks,Allan House,Rachael Lilley,Rachael Noble,David Owens +11 more
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Multicentre monitoring of self-harm in England has demonstrated similar overall patterns ofSelf- Harm in Oxford, Manchester and Leeds, with some differences reflecting local suicide rates.Abstract:
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Self-harm is a major healthcare problem in the United Kingdom, but monitoring of hospital presentations has largely been done separately in single centres Multicentre monitoring of self-harm has been established as a result of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy for Englandread more
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Impact of different pack sizes of paracetamol in the United Kingdom and Ireland on intentional overdoses: a comparative study.
Keith Hawton,Helen A. Bergen,Sue Simkin,Ella Arensman,Paul Corcoran,Jayne Cooper,Keith Waters,David Gunnell,Navneet Kapur +8 more
TL;DR: The difference in paracetamol pack size legislation between England and Ireland does not appear to have resulted in a major difference in sizes of overdoses, possibly reflecting differing enforcement of sales advice.
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Trends in prescribing and self-poisoning in relation to UK regulatory authority warnings against use of SSRI antidepressants in under-18-year-olds.
Helen A. Bergen,Keith Hawton,Elizabeth Murphy,Jayne Cooper,Navneet Kapur,Carol Stalker,Keith Waters +6 more
TL;DR: The reduction in both prescribing and self-poisoning with SSRI antidepressants (except fluoxetine) following the MHRA warning is in keeping with reduced availability of these drugs.
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Reporting of drug induced depression and fatal and non-fatal suicidal behaviour in the UK from 1998 to 2011
TL;DR: Depression and suicide-related ADRs are reported for many nervous system and non-nervous system drugs and psychiatric ADRs which can cause significant public alarm should be specifically assessed and reported in all randomised controlled trials.
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Measuring self-harm in adults: a systematic review.
TL;DR: The results highlight the pressing need for a standardized, empirically validated and versatile measure of intentional self-harming behaviour for use in both clinical and research settings.
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Switching methods of self-harm at repeat episodes: Findings from a multicentre cohort study.
David Owens,Rachael Kelley,Theresa Munyombwe,Helen A. Bergen,Keith Hawton,Jayne Cooper,Jennifer Ness,Keith Waters,Robert West,Navneet Kapur +9 more
TL;DR: Clinicians should avoid false assumptions about people's risks or needs based simply on the method of harm, as method of self-harm is fluctuating and unpredictable.
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