Client Suicide: What Now?

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 277-287

  Ellis, Thomas E ^a   Patel, Amee B ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MENNINGER CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinician; Coping; Self care; Stress; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEATH; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY INTERACTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL STRESS; NEGLIGENCE; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SUICIDE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84858442106     PISSN: 10777229     EISSN: 1878187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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