New guidance for self-harm: an opportunity not to be missed.

Mughal, Faraz; Burton, Fiona M.; Fletcher, Harriet; Lascelles, Karen; O'Connor, Rory C; Rae, Sarah; Thomson, Alex B; Kapur, Nav

Abstract

In this editorial we, as members of the 2022 NICE Guideline Committee, highlight and discuss what, in our view, are the key guideline recommendations (generated through evidence synthesis and consensus) for mental health professionals when caring for people after self-harm, and we consider some of the implementation challenges.

Citation

Mughal, F., Burton, F. M., Fletcher, H., Lascelles, K., O'Connor, R. C., Rae, S., …Kapur, N. (in press). New guidance for self-harm: an opportunity not to be missed. British Journal of Psychiatry, 223(5), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2023.113

• Journal Article Type: Editorial
• Acceptance Date: Aug 5, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Aug 29, 2023
• Deposit Date: Sep 7, 2023
• Journal: The British Journal of Psychiatry
• Print ISSN: 0007-1250
• Electronic ISSN: 1472-1465
• Publisher: Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 223
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 1-3
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2023.113
• Keywords: suicide, NICE, psychiatric nursing, Self-harm, psychosocial interventions
• Additional Information: Copyright: Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Royal College of Psychiatrists