Professional care after deliberate self-harm: a qualitative study of young people's experiences.

The indirect costs are unknown but are likely to be significant, given the high prevalence of DSH in the community. 15 Guidelines for management of self-harm suggest that treatment should be tailored to individual need. 15 Associated conditions such as depression and anxiety disorders should be treated with psychological, pharmacological, and psychosocial interventions. 15 Psychological interventions that are specifically structured to reduce self-harm are recommended, but there is less evidence to support the use of drug treatment. 15 At the same time, psychiatric care of young people following DSH is hampered by low compliance.

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