Is suicide assessment harmful to participants? Findings from a randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 181-190

  Harris, Keith M ^a   Goh, Melissa Ting Ting ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b The Suicide Study Group   (Singapore)

Author keywords

assessment; depression; research bias; suicide prevention; survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84963537951     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/inm.12223     Document Type: Article

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