The process of suicide risk assessment: Twelve core principles

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 363-370

  Granello, Darcy ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77953002025     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: 15566676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2010.tb00034.x     Document Type: Article

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