Suicidal Behavior in Children Younger than Twelve: A Diagnostic Challenge for Emergency Department Personnel

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 810-818

  Tishler, Carl L ^a   Reiss, Natalie Staats ^a   Rhodes, Angel R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child suicide; intentional death; intentional self destructive behavior; suicidal children; youth suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LETHALITY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOTIVATION; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 34548019499     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2007.05.014     Document Type: Article

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