Survey of California Emergency Departments About Practices for Management of Suicidal Patients and Resources Available for Their Care

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Baraff, Larry J ^a   Janowicz, Nicole ^b   Asarnow, Joan R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 33748796076     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.06.026     Document Type: Article

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