Suicide and schizophrenia: A review of literature for the decade (1990-1999) and implications for mental health nursing

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-43

  Pinikahana, Jaya ^a,c   Happell, Brenda ^a   Keks, Nicholas A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Boxhill Hospital   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSE; NURSING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038314475     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01612840305305     Document Type: Review

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