Suicide prevention: An emerging priority for health care

Health Affairs

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1084-1090

  Hogan, Michael F ^a   Grumet, Julie Goldstein ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Suicide Prevention Resource Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PEER GROUP; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL STIGMA; STAFF TRAINING; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSITIONAL CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84973472741     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1672     Document Type: Article

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