Recognising and responding to suicidal crisis within family and social networks: Qualitative study

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 343, Issue 7828, 2011, Pages

  Owens, Christabel ^a,b   Owen, Gareth ^b   Belam, Judith ^c   Lloyd, Keith ^d   Rapport, Frances ^d   Donovan, Jenny ^e   Lambert, Helen ^e  

^a DEVON PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c PAPYRUS Prevention of Youth Suicide ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SOCIAL NETWORK; SUICIDE; SYMPTOM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FAMILY; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONDON; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE; WALES;

EID: 84860585480     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d5801     Document Type: Article

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