Suicide prevention in a deployed military unit

Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-141

  Warner, Christopher H ^a   Appenzeller, George N ^b   Parker, Jessica R ^c   Warner, Carolynn ^c   Diebold, Carroll J ^d   Grieger, Thomas ^e  

^a School of Advanced Military Studies   (United States)

^b Bassett Army Community Hospital   (United States)

^c Winn Army Community Hospital   (United States)

^d TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLERGY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DRUG MONITORING; EARLY INTERVENTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; IRAQ; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEER GROUP; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PSYCHOSIS; RECOGNITION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOLDIER; STRESS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; TRAINING; WAR;

HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; WAR;

EID: 79959584096     PISSN: 00332747     EISSN: 1943281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/psyc.2011.74.2.127     Document Type: Article

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