Psychiatric inpatient suicide: Assessment strategies

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 176-178

  Billings, Carolyn V ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPATHY; FAMILY THERAPY; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RATING SCALE; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 0242708715     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-3903(03)00223-4     Document Type: Article

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