Challenges encountered by frontline professionals in care for adolescents who self-harm : a qualitative study conducted on an inpatient unit implementing Adolescent Mentalization-Based Integrative Treatment (AMBIT)

Research: The prevalence rate of self-harm among adolescents is high and rising. This is a worrying trend, considering that self-harm is associated with poor mental health and an increased risk of suicide. However, research literature suggests that adolescents rarely seek help and that caring for th...

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Main Author: Sosnowska, Marta
Published: University of Essex 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.685796