Preventing suicide through improved training in suicide risk assessment and care: An american association of suicidology task force report addressing serious gaps in U.S. mental health training

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 292-304

  Schmitz, William M ^a   Allen, Michael H ^b   Feldman, Barry N ^c   Gutin, Nina J ^d   Jahn, Danielle R ^e   Kleespies, Phillip M ^f   Quinnett, Paul ^g   Simpson, Skip ^h  

^a Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services   (United States)

^e TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862132248     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2012.00090.x     Document Type: Review

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