Lethal means counseling for parents of youth seeking emergency care for suicidality

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 8-14

  Runyan, Carol W ^a   Becker, Amy ^b   Brandspigel, Sara ^a   Barber, Catherine ^c   Trudeau, Aimee ^d   Novins, Douglas ^b  

^a Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency care; Lethal means; Prevention; Suicide

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PARENT COUNSELING; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; REVIEW; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COLORADO; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIREARM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; IMPULSIVENESS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; COLORADO; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FIREARMS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84959114329     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2015.11.28590     Document Type: Review

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