Self-Harm

Background

The NICE clinical guideline on self-harm covers:

• the care people who harm themselves can expect to receive from healthcare professionals in hospital and out of hospital
• the information they can expect to receive  
• what they can expect from treatment
• what kinds of services best help people who harm themselves.

The guideline does not attempt to explain self-harm or describe the treatment in detail.

Guideline Product	Format
Quick reference guide	NICE
Information for the public	NICE
Full guideline
Appendices 1 to 16
Appendix 17
Appendix 18
Appendix 19
Clinical practice algorithms
NICE guideline	NICE

 
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