Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ332615
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Lethality of Suicide Attempt Rating Scale.
Smith, K.; And Others
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v14 n4 p215-42 Win 1984
Presents an 11-point scale for measuring the degree of lethality of suicide attempts. The scale has nine example "anchors" and uses the relative lethality of an extensive table of drugs. The scale can be used reliably by nonmedical personnel with no prior training. (Author/BL)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Death, Definitions, Drug Use, Rating Scales, Success, Suicide, Toxicology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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