Changes in suicide rates and in mental health staffing in the veterans health administration, 2005-2009

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 620-625

  Katz, Ira R ^a,b   Kemp, Janet E ^c   Blow, Frederic C ^d,e   McCarthy, John F ^d,e   Bossarte, Robert M ^d,f  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Veterans Administration Central Office   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH; SUICIDE; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 84883158972     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201200253     Document Type: Article

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