The impact of hospitalization on clinical assessments of suicide risk

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 204-208

  McNiel, Dale E ^a   Binder, Renée L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 0031036429     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.48.2.204     Document Type: Article

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