The assessment, management, and treatment of suicidality: Toward clinically informed and balanced standards of care

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 135-150

  Rudd, M David ^a,c   Joiner, Thomas ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Management; Standards; Suicidality; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042988931     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2850.1998.tb00140.x     Document Type: Article

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