Structured assessment methods may improve: Suicide prevention

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 366-372

  Mays, David ^a  

^a Mendota Mental Health Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE;

ACCURACY; ALEXITHYMIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENIAL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALPRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; PSYCHIATRIST; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; STANDARD; SUICIDE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 2442446964     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0048-5713-20040501-17     Document Type: Review

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