Single-case experimental designs for the evaluation of treatments for self-injurious and suicidal behaviors

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 498-510

  Rizvi, Shireen L ^a   Nock, Matthew K ^b  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMUTILATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 58149466088     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2008.38.5.498     Document Type: Article

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