TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - The need for compassionate self-harm services
JO  - BMJ
A1  - Mughal, Faraz
A1  - Quinlivan, Leah
SP  - n1478
EP  - n1478
VL  - 373
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0959-535X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1478
ID  - ref1
ER  -