Intervention for suicide attempters: A randomized controlled study

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 244-248

  Vijayakumar, Lakshmi ^a   Umamaheswari, C ^b   Shujaath Ali, Zubaida Sultana ^c   Devaraj, P ^d   Kesavan, K ^e  

^a The Voluntary Health Services Chennai   (India)

^b KENT AND MEDWAY NHS AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d Raju Hospitals   (India)

^e TANSACS   (India)

Author keywords

Attempted suicide; intervention; randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRIEF INTERVENTION AND CONTACT; COMPLETED SUICIDE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 81555207246     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.86817     Document Type: Article

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