An emergency department intervention and follow-up to reduce suicide risk in the va: Acceptability and effectiveness

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 680-683

  Stanley, Barbara ^a,b   Chaudhury, Sadia R ^a,b   Chesin, Megan ^c   Pontoski, Kristin ^d   Bush, Ashley Mahler ^d   Knox, Kerry L ^f   Brown, Gregory K ^d,e  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COOPERATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUICIDE; TELEPHONE; VETERANS HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOMELESS PERSON; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; VETERAN;

ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84989825218     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201500082     Document Type: Article

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