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The Management of Parasuicide in Young People Under Sixteen

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The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Section has agreed that a view should be formulated about the management of suicidal attempts in young people under sixteen. This report of the Section's Working Party is being published with Council's approval. (Members of the Working Party: Dr M. Black (Convener), Dr J. Erulkar, Mr M. Kerfoot, Professor R. Meadow and Dr H. Baderman.) A Working Party of the Public Policy Committee, which includes representatives of other professions, is continuing discussion of this topic.

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Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists , Volume 6 , Issue 10 , October 1982 , pp. 182 - 185
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