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Chapter 16 - Emergencies in Primary Care

from Section 2 - Clinical Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 September 2018

By
Tony Kendrick  and
Helen Lester
Edited by
Linda Gask ,
Tony Kendrick ,
Robert Peveler  and
Carolyn A. Chew-Graham
Linda Gask
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
Tony Kendrick
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
Robert Peveler
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
Carolyn A. Chew-Graham
Affiliation:
Keele University
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Primary Care Mental Health , pp. 226 - 235
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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Further Reading and E-resources

Department of Health (2012) Suicide prevention strategy for England. www.gov.uk/government/publications/suicide-prevention-strategy-for-englandGoogle Scholar
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2004) Self-Harm: Short-Term Management and Prevention of Recurrence. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg16Google Scholar
The Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) applies only to people in England and Wales. www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/417412/Reference_Guide.pdfGoogle Scholar
The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 applies to people in Scotland. www.mwcscot.org.uk/the-law/mental-health-act/Google Scholar
The Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) applies only to people in England and Wales. www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/417412/Reference_Guide.pdfGoogle Scholar
The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 applies to people in Scotland. www.mwcscot.org.uk/the-law/mental-health-act/Google Scholar

Legislation

The Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) applies only to people in England and Wales. www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/417412/Reference_Guide.pdfGoogle Scholar
The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 applies to people in Scotland. www.mwcscot.org.uk/the-law/mental-health-act/Google Scholar

References

Care Services Improvement Partnership (2006) National Suicide Prevention Strategy for England. Annual Report on Progress. Care Services Improvement Partnership.Google Scholar
Crowley, P, Kilroe, J, Burke, S (2004) Youth Suicide Prevention. Health Development Agency.Google Scholar
Gunnell, D, Bennewith, O, Peters, TJ, et al. (2004) The epidemiology and management of self-harm amongst adults in England. Journal of Public Health, 27, 67–73.Google Scholar
Houston, K, Haw, C, Townsend, E, et al. (2003) General practitioner contacts with patients before and after deliberate self-harm. British Journal of General Practice, 53, 365–370.Google Scholar
Isometsa, ET, Lonqvist, JK (1998) Suicide attempts preceding completed suicide. British Journal of Psychiatry, 173, 531–535.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Kapur, N, Ibrahim, S, While, D, et al. (2016) Mental health service changes, organizational factors, and patient suicide in England in 1997–2012: a before-and-after study. The Lancet Psychiatry, 3, 526–534.Google Scholar
King, EA, Baldwin, DS, Sinclair, JM, et al. (2001) The Wessex Recent In-Patient Suicide Study, 1: case–control study of 234 recently discharged psychiatric patient suicides. British Journal of Psychiatry, 178, 531–536.Google Scholar
O’Connor, E, Gaynes, B, Burda, BU, et al. (2013) Screening for Suicide Risk in Primary Care: A Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Report No.: 13–05188-EF-1.Google Scholar
Office for National Statistics and Department of Health (2010) DH Mortality Monitoring Bulletin (Life Expectancy, All Age-All-Cause Mortality, and Mortality from Selected Causes, Overall and Inequalities). Office for National Statistics and Department of Health www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsStatistics/dH_120638Google Scholar
The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness. Making Mental Health Care Safer: Annual Report and 20-Year Review. October 2016. University of Manchester.Google Scholar

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