Sadpersons scale in assessing self harm risk

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 335-336

  Khan, Shafi Sarmathulla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SADPERSONS SCALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUICIDE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AUTOMUTILATION; EVIDENCE BASED EMERGENCY MEDICINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADULT; EVIDENCE-BASED EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 79953222250     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2011.113936     Document Type: Note

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