Benefits of implementing an academic training of trainers program to promote knowledge and clarity in work with psychiatric suicidal patients

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 331-343

  Ramberg, Inga Lill ^a,b   Wasserman, Danuta ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^b Natl Ctr Suicide Res PM III H   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Job clarity; Psychiatric care; Suicide prevention; Training of trainers program

Indexed keywords

EID: 17544377327     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110490476707     Document Type: Article

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