Attempted suicide among Inuit youth: Psychosocial correlates and implications for prevention

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 816-822

  Kirmayer, Laurence J ^a,b   Boothroyd, Lucy J ^a   Hodgins, Stephen ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Department of Public Health ^*

Author keywords

Adolescents; Culture change; Gender; Inuit; Substance use; Suicide attempts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0031772771     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379804300806     Document Type: Article

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