Detecting suicidal ideation in older patients: Identifying risk factors within the general practice setting

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 513, 2005, Pages 269-273

  Pfaff, Jon J ^a   Almeida, Osvaldo P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Depression; Family practice; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HYPNOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 17144390789     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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