Impact of death by suicide of patients on Thai psychiatrists

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 728-740

  Thomyangkoon, Prakarn ^a   Leenaars, Antoon ^b  

^a RAJAVITHI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b Private Practice   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHIATRY; SUICIDE; THAILAND;

EID: 61849161227     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2008.38.6.728     Document Type: Article

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