Root cause analyses of suicides of mental health clients

Crisis

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 316-324

  Gillies, Donna ^a   Chicop, David ^a   O'Halloran, Paul ^a  

^a CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental health services; Root cause analysis; Suicide prevention; Systems change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

EID: 84946037235     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: 21512396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000328     Document Type: Article

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