The potential of general practice to support young people who self-harm: a narrative review
Journal article
Faraz Mughal, Lisa Dikomitis, Opeyemi O Babatunde and Carolyn A Chew-Graham 2022. The potential of general practice to support young people who self-harm: a narrative review. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open). 6 (1). https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0159
Authors | Faraz Mughal, Lisa Dikomitis, Opeyemi O Babatunde and Carolyn A Chew-Graham |
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Abstract | Background Self-harm in young people is a growing public health concern. Young people commonly present to their GP for help with self-harm, and thus general practice may be a key setting to support young people who have self-harmed. Aim To examine the potential of general practice to support young people aged 10–25 years who have harmed themselves. Design & setting A narrative review of published and grey literature. Method The Scale for the Assessment of Narrative Review Articles (SANRA) was used to guide a narrative review to examine the potential of general practice to support young people who have self-harmed. The evidence is presented textually. Results The included evidence showed that GPs have a key role in supporting young people, and they sometimes relied on gut feeling when handling uncertainty on how to help young people who had self-harmed. Young people described the importance of initial clinician responses after disclosing self-harm, and if they were perceived to be negative, the self-harm could become worse. Conclusion In context of the evidence included, this review found that general practice is a key setting for the identification and management of self-harm in young people; but improvements are needed to enhance general practice care for young people to fulfil its potential. |
Keywords | Adolescent; Self-harm; Mental health; General practice |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open) |
Journal citation | 6 (1) |
Publisher | Royal College of General Practitioners |
ISSN | 2398-3795 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0159 |
Official URL | https://bjgpopen.org/content/6/1/BJGPO.2021.0159 |
Publication dates | |
22 Mar 2022 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 13 Oct 2022 |
Deposited | 22 May 2023 |
Publisher's version | License |
Output status | Published |
https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/94q4x/the-potential-of-general-practice-to-support-young-people-who-self-harm-a-narrative-review
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