Factors associated with treatment compliance in young people following an emergency department presentation for deliberate self-harm.
This study investigated factors associated with patient non-compliance with follow-up treatment after a presentation to an Emergency Department (ED) for deliberate self-harm (DSH). 56 patients under 24 years and 20 parents participated in this study. Subjects were interviewed by telephone after they had attended or missed a follow-up appointment following a presentation to an ED for DSH. Convenience of the appointment time and the patients' beliefs about whether counseling would help them were found to differentiate attending and non-attending patients. The attitudes of parents also had a major influence on decisions to attend or not attend an appointment. These results support the use of a therapeutic intervention in the ED, targeting both patients and their parents' attitudes toward counseling.
Clarke
Adam R
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Brain & Behaviour Research Institute, Department of Psychology, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia. aclarke@uow.edu.au
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Vivienne
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Hamilton
Blake A
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Dudley
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Beard
John
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Einfeld
Stewart L
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Buss
Richard
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Tobin
Margaret
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Knowles
Michelle
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Stevens
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