Thoughts of Death and Suicide Reported by Cancer Patients Who Endorsed the "Suicidal Thoughts" Item of the PHQ-9 During Routine Screening for Depression

Psychosomatics

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 424-427

  Walker, Jane ^a   Hansen, Christian Holm ^a   Butcher, Isabella ^a   Sharma, Neelom ^a   Wall, Lucy ^a   Murray, Gordon ^a   Sharpe, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DEATH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED KINGDOM; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDAL IDEATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856137882     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: 15457206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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