TURK PSIKIYATRI DERGISI, cilt.24, ss.260-265, 2013 (SSCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)
Objective: Suicide attempt is one of the most important risk factors for completed suicide, and generally, the first intervention is performed in the emergency department. The attitudes of health professionals towards suicide attempt cases affect their treatment and medical care. There is no related attitude assessment scale for health professionals in Turkey. The aim of this study was to develop a scale for assessing the attitudes of emergency medical teams towards cases of attempted suicide.