Suicide in psychiatric inpatients in Ireland

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 127-131

  Corcoran, Eleanor ^a   Walsh, Dermot ^b  

^a Learning Disability Services   (Ireland)

^b Mental Hospitals and Hlth Res B   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Social factors; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDE;

EID: 0032711609     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700005498     Document Type: Article

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