Is the SADPERSONS Scale Accurate for the Veterans Affairs Population?

Psychological Services

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-141

  Herman, Steven M ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; suicide; veterans

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350354957     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1541-1559.3.2.137     Document Type: Article

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