A qualitative study of help seeking and primary care consultation prior to suicide

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 516, 2005, Pages 503-509

  Owens, Christabel ^a   Lambert, Helen ^b   Donovan, Jenny ^b   Lloyd, Keith R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Health knowledge; Mental disorders; Patient acceptance of health care; Practice; Qualitative research; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; AWARENESS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELATIVE; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SUICIDE;

EID: 21344473423     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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