Open AccessHow do general practitioners conceptualise self-harm in their older patients? A qualitative study
Author(s) -
Anne Wand,
Carmelle Peisah,
Brian Draper,
Henry Brodaty
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
australian journal of general practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2208-7958
DOI - 10.31128/afp-08-17-4311
Subject(s) - harm , thematic analysis , qualitative research , psychology , medicine , isolation (microbiology) , nursing , social psychology , sociology , social science , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Little is known about how general practitioners (GPs) conceptualise self-harm in older people. The aim of this study was to explore GPs' understanding of the reasons for recent self-harm in an older patient.