Suicide risk assessment received prior to suicide death by veterans health administration patients with a history of depression

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 226-232

  Smith, Eric G ^a,b   Kim, Hyungjin Myra ^c,e   Ganoczy, Dara ^c   Stano, Claire ^c   Pfeiffer, Paul N ^c,d   Valenstein, Marcia ^c,d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center (SMITREC)   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; VETERAN;

EID: 84875410130     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.12m07853     Document Type: Article

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