PAs' attitudes about adolescent suicide screening: The Theory of Planned Behavior

Chris Gillette1, Gayle Bodner, Jill Grant

  • 1In the PA program at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C., Chris Gillette is an associate professor and assistant director of research and scholarship, Gayle Bodner is an assistant professor and director of clinical education, and Jill Grant is an assistant professor and director of the Office of Academic Excellence. Rosalie Aldrich is the John and Corinne Graf Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Indiana University East in Richmond, Ind. Cortney Mospan is an assistant professor in the School of Pharmacy at Wingate (N.C.) University. Edward Hak-Sing Ip is a professor in the Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy at Wake Forest School of Medicine. Stephanie Daniel is a professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Wake Forest School of Medicine. Sonia Crandall is a professor and director of research and scholarship in the PA program at Wake Forest School of Medicine. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

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