Does the Suicide Assessment Scale predict risk of repetition? A prospective study of suicide attempters at a hospital emergency department

European Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 421-426

  Waern, M ^a   Sjostrom N ^b   Marlow, T ^a   Hetta, J ^c  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Psychometry and assessments; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ASSESSMENT SCALE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 77958462113     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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