Warning signs for suicide within a week of healthcare contact in Veteran decedents

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 200, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 395-399

  Britton, Peter C ^a,b   Ilgen, Mark A ^c,d   Rudd, M David ^e   Conner, Kenneth R ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Death; Military personnel; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIA; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLEEP DISORDER; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VETERAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 84872378443     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.06.036     Document Type: Article

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