Self-harm

Summary

The NICE clinical guideline on self-harm covers:

• the care people who harm themselves can expect to receive from healthcare professionals in hospital and out of hospital
• the information they can expect to receive
• what they can expect from treatment
• what kinds of services best help people who harm themselves

The guideline does not attempt to explain self-harm or describe the treatment in detail.

Documents

For healthcare professionals

• CG16 Self-harm: NICE guideline
• CG16 Self-harm: quick reference guide
• CG16 Self-harm: algorithms
• CG16 Self-harm: full guideline
• CG16 Self-harm: full guideline - appendices

For patients, carers and the public

• CG16 Self-harm: information for the public

Background information

• Scope: Self-harm
• CG16 Self-harm: distribution list
• 2004/031 New guideline to standardise care for people who self-harm

Implementing this guidance

Any further information NICE has produced to help the NHS implement this guideline locally is linked to below:

• None found