Suicide risk assessment: Myth and reality

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 679-681

  Large, M ^a   Ryan, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; DIVORCED PERSON; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT INDICATION; WIDOWED PERSON; AUTOMUTILATION; CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

HUMANS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

EID: 84901054868     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12378     Document Type: Review

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