Restricting youth suicide: Behavioral health patients in an urban pediatric emergency department

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 2014, Pages

  Rogers, Steven C ^b   Divietro, Susan ^b   Borrup, Kevin ^b   Brinkley, Ashika ^a   Kaminer, Yifrah ^b   Lapidus, Garry ^b  

^a Farmington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency medicine; injury prevention; lethal means; pediatrics; Youth suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNICITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LETHAL MEANS RESTRICTION COUNSELING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STANDARD; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84907340639     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000320     Document Type: Article

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