Links between past abuse, suicide ideation, and sexual orientation among san diego college students

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 9-14

  Garcia, Jacob ^a,b   Adams, Joyce ^c   Friedman, Lawrence ^c   East, Patricia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent suicide; Emotional abuse; Physical abuse; Sexual abuse; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; SUICIDE; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0036632940     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448480209596322     Document Type: Article

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