Research view

Title: Contracting with deliberate self-harm patients attending a psychiatric emergency center.
Author: Khouzam, Hani R.; Boutros, Nashaat N.; Youssef, Ismail.
Abstract:
Reports 3 cases where the effects of preadmission contracts in preventing deliberate self-harm in patients admitted to a psychiatric emergency unit were examined. The cases were those of a 26 yr old male with homicidal thoughts and suicide threats, a 24 y
Journal: Arab Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 9(1), May 1998: 27-31. [Peer Reviewed Journal]