The characteristics, management, and aftercare of patients with suicide attempts who attended the emergency department of a general hospital in northern Taiwan

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 317-324

  Lin, Chen Ju ^a   Lu, Hsin Chin ^a   Sun, Fang Ju ^a,b   Fang, Chun Kai ^a   Wu, Shu I ^a   Liu, Shen Ing ^a,b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Intelligent Technology and Long Term Care   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aftercare; Attempted suicide; Crisis intervention; Hospital emergency service; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFLICT; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEADACHE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL WORKER; SUBSTANCE USE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SURGICAL WARD; SURVIVOR; TAIWAN; TERMINAL DISEASE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WARD; CRISIS INTERVENTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; CRISIS INTERVENTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TAIWAN;

EID: 84902258734     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2014.02.014     Document Type: Article

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