Suicide prevention in late life: Directions for science and practice

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 685-705

  Pearson, Jane L ^a   Brown, Gregory K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033837441     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7358(99)00066-5     Document Type: Article

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