Suicide attempts: Prevention of repetition

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 621-629

  Daigle, Marc S ^a,b   Pouliot, Louise ^c,d   Chagnon, Franco̧is ^c,d   Greenfield, Brian ^d,e,f   Mishara, Brian ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b Institut Philippe Pinel de Montreal   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide and Euthanasia (CRISE)   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aftercare; Attempt; Prevention; Relapse; Repetition; Self harm; Suicide; Treatment

Indexed keywords

FLUPENTIXOL; LITHIUM; PLACEBO;

AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETHALITY OF SUICIDE ATTEMPT RATING SCALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEPHONE;

EID: 80054924169     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371105601008     Document Type: Review

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