Principles of suicide risk assessment: How to interview depressed patients and tailor treatment

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 65-71

  Frierson, Richard L ^a   Melikian, Margaret ^b   Wadman, Peggy C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c WJB Dorn VA Medical Center   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036733409     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2002.09.1305     Document Type: Conference Paper

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