Facilitating treatment engagement during high-risk transition periods: A potential suicide prevention strategy

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Brenner, Lisa A ^a,b   Barnes, Sean M ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COUNSELING; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; TELEPHONE; TIME; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

COUNSELING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOTLINES; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 84857274678     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300581     Document Type: Editorial

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