Accuracy of individual and combined risk-scale items in the prediction of repetition of self-harm: multicentre prospective cohort study.

Anna Kathryn Taylor Sarah Steeg Leah M QuinlivanDavid GunnellKeith HawtonNavneet Kapur

Published in: BJPsych open (2020)

No individual or combination of items outperformed patients' or clinicians' ratings. This suggests there are limitations to combining risk factors to predict risk of self-harm repetition. Risk scales should have little role in the management of people who have self-harmed.

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