Predictors of future suicide attempts among individuals referred to psychiatric services in the emergency department: A longitudinal study

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 203, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 507-513

  Wang, Yunqiao ^a   Bhaskaran, Joanna ^a   Sareen, Jitender ^a   Wang, JianLi ^b   Spiwak, Rae ^a   Bolton, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Emergency department; Risk factors; SAD PERSONS; Suicidal ideation; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; AGED; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVIVAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; RECURRENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941114664     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000320     Document Type: Article

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