Sexual orientation and self-harm in men and women

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 541-546

  Skegg, Keren ^a   Nada Raja, Shyamala ^a   Dickson, Nigel ^a   Paul, Charlotte ^a   Williams, Sheila ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; ADDICTION; AUTOMUTILATION; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; HOMOSEXUALITY; LESBIAN; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0037365860     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.3.541     Document Type: Article

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