Evidence for significant improvement in prediction of acute risk for suicidal behavior

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 198, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 604-605

  Hendin, Herbert ^a,b   Al Jurdi, Rayan K ^c,d   Houck, Patricia R ^e,f   Hughes, Susan ^c,d   Turner, J Blake ^g  

^a Suicide Prevention International   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 77955590237     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181e9dce6     Document Type: Letter

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