Lesson of the week: managing patients with deliberate self harm who refuse treatment in the accident and emergency department.
Hassan
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Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust, Leicester LE1 5WW. tajhassan@yahoo.com
MacNamara
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Davy
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Bing
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Bodiwala
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D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000592:standards*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom