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Citation

Clarke AR, Schnieden V, Hamilton BA, Dudley AM, Beard J, Einfeld SL, Buss R, Tobin M, Knowles M, Stevens G, Gibbs N. Arch. Suicide Res. 2004; 8(2): 147-152.

Affiliation

Behaviour Research Institute, Department of Psychology, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia. aclarke@uow.edu.au

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, International Academy of Suicide Research, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13811110490270994

PMID

16006401

Abstract

This study investigated factors associated with patient non-compliance with follow-up treatment after a presentation to an Emergency Department (ED) for deliberate self-harm (DSH). 56 patients under 24 years and 20 parents participated in this study. Subjects were interviewed by telephone after they had attended or missed a follow-up appointment following a presentation to an ED for DSH. Convenience of the appointment time and the patients' beliefs about whether counseling would help them were found to differentiate attending and non-attending patients. The attitudes of parents also had a major influence on decisions to attend or not attend an appointment. These results support the use of a therapeutic intervention in the ED, targeting both patients and their parents' attitudes toward counseling.

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