Personalised care for people with excessive alcohol use following an episode of self-harm: a mixed methods community case study in a psychiatric liaison team.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Excessive alcohol use is common among people presenting to emergency departments with self-harm; however, this group face barriers accessing appropriate support. This study aimed to evaluate a rapid access personalised face-to-face service developed to address this gap and explore wider implementation opportunities.

Methods

We conducted a service evaluation with a mixed methods convergent design. An NHS data custodian extracted and anonymised electronic health records data prior to sharing with the research team for analysis using descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients and clinicians and analysed thematically. Quantitative and qualitative data were integrated, and meta-inferences drawn.<

SUBMITTER: Wigham S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12411859 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature