No-suicide agreements: Current practices and opinions in a Canadian urban health region

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 169-176

  Page, Stacey A ^a   King, Michael C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crisis intervention; Mental health; No suicide agreements; Suicide; Survey

Indexed keywords

CANADA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LIABILITY; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORKER; SUICIDE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 41549144486     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370805300307     Document Type: Review

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