The benefits and risks of asking research participants about suicide: A meta-analysis of the impact of exposure to suicide-related content

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 64, Issue , 2018, Pages 1-12

  Blades, Caroline A ^a   Stritzke, Werner G K ^a   Page, Andrew C ^a   Brown, Julia D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethical framework; Institutional review boards; Risk benefit assessment; Suicide research; Vulnerable research participants

Indexed keywords

DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER REVIEW; REVIEW; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

HUMANS; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 85049734206     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2018.07.001     Document Type: Review

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