Detecting suicidality among adolescent outpatients: Evaluation of trained clinicians' suicidality assessment against a structured diagnostic assessment made by trained raters

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Holi, Matti Mikael ^a,b   Pelkonen, Mirjami ^a,c   Karlsson, Linnea ^a   Tuisku, Virpi ^a,c   Kiviruusu, Olli ^a   Ruuttu, Titta ^a,c   Marttunen, Mauri ^a,c,d  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Kellokoski Hospital   (Finland)

^c PEIJAS HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; SCHEDULE FOR AFFECTIVE DISORDERS AND SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; AMBULATORY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FINLAND; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MASS SCREENING; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 59049091490     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-8-97     Document Type: Article

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