Prevention of Suicide in Psychiatric Patients

The International Handbook of Suicide and Attempted Suicide

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 615-630

  Appleby, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Key risk factors; Mental illness; Psychiatric services; Psychotropic drugs; Suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949908614     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470698976.ch35     Document Type: Chapter

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