Suicide prevention: Are we doing enough?

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 284-291

  Cole King, Alys ^a   Parker, Victoria ^b   Williams, Helen ^b   Platt, Stephen ^c  

^a BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECK SCALE FOR SUICIDE IDEATION; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COLUMBIA SUICIDE SEVERITY RATING SCALE; COMMUNITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MODIFIED SCALE FOR SUICIDE IDEATION; PATIENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCALE FOR IMPACT OF SUICIDALITY MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

EID: 84880868134     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: 14721481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.110.008789     Document Type: Review

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