%0 Journal Article
%T The need for compassionate self-harm services
%J BMJ
%D 2021
%A Mughal, Faraz
%A Quinlivan, Leah
%V 373
%N 
%P n1478-n1478
%X 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>
%G en
%I BMJ Publishing Group
%@ 0959-535X
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1478