Psychological distress and suicidal ideation among 15-24-year-olds presenting to general practice: A pilot study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 344-348

  McKelvey, Robert S ^a,b   Davies, Lisa C ^b   Pfaff, Jon J ^c   Acres, John ^d   Edwards, Stephen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^c Perth Div of General Practice Ltd   (Australia)

^d Natl Gen Pract Youth Suicide P   (Australia)

Author keywords

General practice; Psychological distress; Suicidal ideation; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031777257     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679809065526     Document Type: Article

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