A survey of psychiatric services for people who attempt suicide in south India

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 352-355

  Sudhir Kumar, C T ^a   Tharayil, Harish M ^b   Anil Kumar, T V ^c   Ranjith, Gopinath ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

India; liaison; self harm; services; suicide attempters

Indexed keywords

HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 84871999807     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.104823     Document Type: Review

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