Routinized Assessment of Suicide Risk in Clinical Practice: An Empirically Informed Update

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1186-1200

  Chu, Carol ^a   Klein, Kelly M ^a   Buchman Schmitt, Jennifer M ^a   Hom, Melanie A ^a   Hagan, Christopher R ^a   Joiner, Thomas E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Standardized care; Suicidal behavior; Suicidal ideation; Suicide; Suicide risk assessment

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE;

HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE;

EID: 84983095439     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22210     Document Type: Article

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