Psychological autopsies: The current Department of Defense effort to standardize training and quality assurance

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1370-1372

  Ritchie, Elspeth Cameron ^a   Gelles, Michael G ^a  

^a Mental Hlth Plcy/Women's Issues   (United States)

Author keywords

Equivocal deaths; Forensic science; Psychological autopsies; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; EXPERIENCE; GOVERNMENT; HOMICIDE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION; SUICIDE; TRAINING; VICTIM;

EID: 0036847040     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs15577j     Document Type: Article

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