Study protocol: The development of a randomised controlled trial testing a postcard intervention designed to reduce suicide risk among young help-seekers

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 59-

  Robinson, Jo ^a   Hetrick, Sarah ^a   Gook, Sara ^a   Cosgrave, Elizabeth ^a   Yuen, Hok P ^a   McGorry, Patrick ^a   Yung, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POSTCARD INTERVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF HELP; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTAL SERVICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449394975     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-9-59     Document Type: Article

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