Editorial: Understanding the complex phenomenon of suicide: From research to clinical practice

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue MAR, 2018, Pages

  De Berardis, Domenico ^a,b   Martinotti, Giovanni ^b,c   Di Giannantonio, Massimo ^b  

^a 'G Mazzini' Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crisis; Knowledge; Prevention; Psychiatric disorders; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; AUTOMUTILATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 85042771884     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16640640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00061     Document Type: Editorial

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