Desire to die in terminally ill people: A framework for assessment and intervention

Health and Social Work

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 260-268

  Van Loon, Ruth Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Depression; Suicide; Terminal illness

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; SUICIDE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC; SUICIDE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 0033217616     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/24.4.260     Document Type: Article

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