Pathos: A screening .instrument for adolescent Overdose: A research note

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 609-611

  Kingsbury, Stephen ^a,b  

^a Dept of Child and Adol Psychiatry ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Assessment 'of concern'; Overdose

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OVERDOSE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0029948889     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1996.tb01447.x     Document Type: Article

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