| Abstract: | ABSTRACT: A 12-month study was completed in London, Ontario, Canada, of physician contacts with 232 patients with nonhospitalized self-injuries. Of 254 physicians contacted, 17 percent accounted for the reports of the 232 patients—83 percent of the physicians reporting zero cases. Reasons for underreporting by physicians of nonhospitalized self-injuries, as well as reasons for cases of self-injury being differentially distributed among different kinds of physicians, are explored. The notion of “self-injury” is examined, and some practical implications are discussed. |
