Rational suicide: An empirical investigation of counselor attitudes

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 365-372

  Rogers, James R ^a   Gueulette, Christine M ^a   Abbey Hines, Jodi ^b   Carney, Jolynn V ^c   Werth Jr , James L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b Community Mental Health ^*  (United States)

^c YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

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EID: 0035617197     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2001.tb01982.x     Document Type: Article

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