Attitudes of psychiatric nursing personnel towards patients who have attempted suicide

@article{Samuelsson1997AttitudesOP,
  title={Attitudes of psychiatric nursing personnel towards patients who have attempted suicide},
  author={Mats Samuelsson and Marie {\AA}sberg and J. Petter Gustavsson},
  journal={Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica},
  year={1997},
  volume={95}
}
The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes towards suicidal patients of a group of psychiatric nursing personnel (n=197) and to establish a baseline of attitudinal measures against which the effects of a subsequent educational programme can be assessed. A scale, known as the Understanding of Suicide Attempt Patient Scale (USP Scale) was developed for this purpose. The reliability of the scale was satisfactory, and its correlation with visual analogue scale (VAS) scores based on clinical… 
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