Nosocomial suicide

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 118-121

  Large, Matthew ^a,b   Ryan, Christopher ^c,d   Walsh, Gerard ^a   Stein Parbury, Jane ^e   Patfield, Martyn ^f  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hospitalisation; Inpatient; Nosocomial; Psychiatric hospital; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HOPELESSNESS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NOSOCOMIAL SUICIDE; PATIENT RISK; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; RECOGNITION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; PSYCHOLOGY;

HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 84902248975     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1039856213511277     Document Type: Article

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