Primary care contact prior to suicide in individuals with mental illness

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 568, 2009, Pages 825-832

  Pearson, Anna ^a   Saini, Pooja ^a   Da Cruz, Damian ^a   Miles, Caroline ^b   While, David ^a   Swinson, Nicola ^a   Williams, Alyson ^a   Shaw, Jenny ^a   Appleby, Louis ^a   Kapur, Navneet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Mental health services; Risk assessment; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 71049117778     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp09X472881     Document Type: Article

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