Suicide risk assessment practices: A national survey of generalist drug and alcohol residential rehabilitation services

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 790-796

  Ross, Joanne ^a   Darke, Shane ^a   Kelly, Erin ^a   Hetherington, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Residential rehabilitation; Suicide risk

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866004788     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00437.x     Document Type: Article

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