An assessment of suicide-related knowledge and skills among health professionals

Health Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 110-119

  Smith, April R ^a   Silva, Caroline ^b   Covington, David W ^c   Joiner Jr , Thomas E ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Magellan Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Gatekeeper training; Health care; Suicide; Suicide risk

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CASE MANAGER; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGER; NATURALISTIC INQUIRY; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; SKILL; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; TRAINING;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ARIZONA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE;

EID: 84893064832     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031062     Document Type: Article

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