@article{ref1,
title="The need for compassionate self-harm services",
journal="BMJ",
year="2021",
author="Mughal, Faraz and Quinlivan, Leah",
volume="373",
number="",
pages="n1478-n1478",
abstract="The anonymous author of a recent What Your Patient is Thinking article shares a powerful story of feeling that their self-harm was dismissed and how this affected future help seeking.1 Self-harm is a serious public health issue and is the strongest risk factor for suicide: it must be taken seriously by healthcare professionals and services so that patients do not avoid seeking support and continue to struggle with self-harm and psychological distress.   The author described being free of …<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0959-535X",
doi="10.1136/bmj.n1478",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1478"
}