Attitudes, Practices, and Barriers to Adolescent Suicide and Mental Health Screening

• Main Authors: Guy S. Diamond PhD (Author), Alana O'Malley BA (Author), Matthew B. Wintersteen PhD (Author), Sherry Peters MSW, ACSW (Author), Suzanne Yunghans MMgt (Author), Virginia Biddle PhD, CRNP, RN (Author), Connell O'Brien MEd (Author), Susan Schrand MSN, CRNP (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective : To determine primary care providers' rates of screening for suicide and mental health problems in adolescents and the factors that promote or discourage this practice. Patients and Methods : Overall, 671 medical professionals (ie, pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioner...