Problems with suicide risk assessment

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 605-607

  Mulder, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; LITHIUM;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; LITERATURE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; SUICIDE;

EID: 80052258579     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2011.594786     Document Type: Editorial

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