A fine-grained study of inpatients: Who commit suicide

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 357-364

  Busch, Katie A ^b   Fawcett, Jan ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b Abbott Laboratories ^*  (United States)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ACCURACY; AGITATION; AKATHISIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HALLUCINATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 2442589393     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0048-5713-20040501-16     Document Type: Article

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