• Aust Prescr · Jun 2019

    Review

    Adolescent self-harm: think before prescribing.

    • Joel King, Sonja Cabarkapa, and Fiona Leow.
    • Professorial Unit, The Melbourne Clinic.
    • Aust Prescr. 2019 Jun 1; 42 (3): 90-92.

    The Assessment Of Self Harm In Adolescence Should Include Identifying Medical Complications And Any Underlying Psychiatric ConditionsChanges In The Frequency Type And Severity Of Self Harm Can Signify Increasing Suicidality And Progression Towards Lethal Action As 30% Of Adolescent Self Harm Involves An Overdose Of Prescription Drugs Prescribing Limited Quantities And Having The Parents Hold The Supply Can Decrease This RiskIndividual Psychological Therapies Are First Line They Can Be Combined With School And Parental InvolvementThere Is Very Little Evidence Supporting The Use Of Psychotropic Drugs For Treating Adolescent Self Harm

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