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Supervision for work with overdose and deliberate self harm patients — a psychodynamic approach
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
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The anxiety of staff working alone with overdose and deliberate self harm patients can be high, and demands more recognition. In assessing and treating such patients, staff often feel that they are being required to take responsibility for someone's future in the face of an enactment of extreme despair. This article looks at one way to deal with such anxiety.
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