A General Systems Approach to Suicide Prevention: Lessons from Cardiac Prevention and Control

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 341-352

  Sanddal, Nels D ^a   Sanddal, Teri L ^a   Berman, Alan L ^b   Silverman, Morton M ^c,d  

^a Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation   (United States)

^b American Association of Suicidology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEPRESSION; DIET; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITION; PATIENT CARE; RESEARCH; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THEORY;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; REHABILITATION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0348165905     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.33.4.341.25227     Document Type: Article

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