Impact of screening for risk of suicide: Randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 198, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 379-384

  Crawford, Mike J ^a   Thana, Lavanya ^a   Methuen, Caroline ^a,b   Ghosh, Pradip ^c   Stanley, Sian V ^a   Ross, Juliette ^d   Gordon, Fabiana ^a   Blair, Grant ^a   Bajaj, Priya ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c WEST LONDON MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LONDON; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK FACTORS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955528431     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.083592     Document Type: Article

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