Value of measuring suicidal intent in the assessment of people attending hospital following self-poisoning or self-injury

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 186, Issue JAN., 2005, Pages 60-66

  Harriss, Louise ^a   Hawton, Keith ^a   Zahl, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF POISONING; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 11244334138     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.186.1.60     Document Type: Article

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