Nelson, Mairea (2010) National Registry of Deliberate Self Harm annual report 2009. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 35, Autumn 2010 , p. 27.
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The eight annual report from the National Registry of Deliberate Self Harm was published in July 2010.1 The report contains information relating to every presentation of deliberate self-harm to hospital emergency departments in 2009, giving complete national coverage of hospital-treated deliberate self-harm.
- Provide increased support for evidence-based prevention and mental health promotion programmes.
- Develop and implement initiatives to increase awareness of mental health issues among the general public and service providers supporting the unemployed or people experiencing financial difficulties.
- Develop a system to enable deliberate self-harm data to be linked with suicide mortality data to enhance insight into predictors of suicide risk.
- Restrict access to minor tranquillisers as they are the most common type of medication involved in intentional acts of drug overdose.
- Increase awareness among addiction service professionals and service users of the risk of suicidal behaviour related to drug abuse.
- Enhance health service capacity at specific times and increase awareness of the negative effects of alcohol misuse and abuse, such as increased depressive feelings and reduced self-control.
- Consideration should be given by LHOs to the development of response plans and intervention programmes related to suicidal behaviour.
- Minimum guidelines for the assessment of deliberate self-harm patients should be implemented by the HSE in line with the guidelines of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence in the UK.
- Provide uniform psychosocial and psychiatric assessment to all self-harm patients, paying particular attention to patients using highly lethal methods.
- Prioritise national implementation of evidence-based treatments shown to reduce risk of repetition, such as cognitive behavioural, dialectical behavioural and problem-solving interventions.
1. National Registry of Deliberate Self Harm Ireland (2010) Annual report 2009. Cork: National Suicide Research Foundation. Available at www.drugsandalcohol.ie/13249
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Item Type: | Article |
Issue Title: | Issue 35, Autumn 2010 |
Date: | 2010 |
Page Range: | p. 27 |
Publisher: | Health Research Board |
Volume: | Issue 35, Autumn 2010 |
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Accession Number: | HRB (Available) |
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Subjects: | J Health care, prevention and rehabilitation > Health related prevention > Health information and education > Suicide prevention VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland F Concepts in psychology > Specific attitude and behaviour > self-destructive behaviour |
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