Precipitating factors and life events in serious suicide attempts among youths aged 13 through 24 years

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1543-1551

  Beautrais, Annette L ^a   Joyce, Peter R ^a   Mulder, Roger T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Life events; Precipitating factors; Risk factors; Serious suicide attempts; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0030781389     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0890-8567(09)66563-1     Document Type: Article

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