Research finds GPs do not feel able to treat patients who self-harm

A study has found that GPs do not feel equipped to manage people who self-harm.

Research finds GPs do not feel able to treat patients who self-harm

A study has found that GPs do not feel equipped to manage people who self-harm.

The joint study between University College Cork and Keele University, published this week in the British Journal of General Practice, is a systematic review which analysed 12 studies published between 1997-2016 on 789 GPs and family medicine physicians from Europe, America and Australia.

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