Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of emergency department providers in the care of suicidal patients

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1005-1012

  Betz, Marian E ^a   Sullivan, Ashley F ^b   Manton, Anne P ^c   Espinola, Janice A ^b   Miller, Ivan ^d   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^b   Boudreaux, Edwin D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CAPE COD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency medicine; healthcare provider; suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SCREENING; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTHCARE PROVIDER; SUICIDE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

EID: 84885588907     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.22071     Document Type: Article

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