Physical illness and parasuicide: Evidence from the European parasuicide study interview schedule (EPSIS/WHO-EURO)

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-163

  De Leo, Diego ^c   Scocco, P ^d   Marietta, P ^d   Schmidtke, A ^d   Bille Brahe, U ^d   Kerkhof, A J F M ^d   Lonnqvist, J ^d   Crepet, P ^d   Salander Renberg, E ^d   Wasserman, D ^a   Michel, K ^b   Bjerke, T ^d  

^a Ctr for Suicide Res and Prevention   (Sweden)

^b Psychiat Universitatspoliklinik   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Attempted suicide; Depression; Elderly; Factors precipitating parasuicide; Parasuicide; Physical illness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SICK ROLE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0032726586     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/E87K-FG03-CHEE-UJD3     Document Type: Article

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