A cross-cultural comparison of behavior disturbance and suicidal behavior among psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents in Israel and the United States

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 89-102

  Cohen, Y ^a   Spirito, A ^b   Apter, A ^a   Saini, S ^c  

^a Geha Hospital   (Israel)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; CBCL; Cross cultural; Inpatient; Psychiatric Diagnosis; Suicide Attempts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPULSION; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSION; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031427467     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025141202404     Document Type: Article

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