Citation

Owens D, Kelley R. Br. J. Psychiatry 2017; 210(6): 384-386.

Affiliation

David Owens, MD, MRCPsych, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Rachael Kelley, RMN, MSc, Faculty of Health & Social Sciences, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Royal College of Psychiatry)

DOI

10.1192/bjp.bp.116.196253

PMID

28572432

Abstract

This month's BJPsych publishes two important studies concerned with the use of risk assessment scales after self-harm, one a systematic review and the other a multicentre cohort study. We agree with the authors: that each study adds weight to the existing evidence that points towards avoiding the use of such scales in clinical practice.

© The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2017.

Language: en