The role of randomized trials in testing interventions for the prevention of youth suicide

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 617-631

  Brown, C Hendricks ^a   Wyman, Peter A ^a   Brinales, Joseph M ^b   Gibbons, Robert D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; CRISIS INTERVENTION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 38749120966     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540260701797779     Document Type: Review

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