Suicide and religiosity - Masaryk's theory revisited

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 502-506

  Clarke, C S ^a   Bannon, F J ^b   Denihan, A ^c  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Our Lady's Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Culture; Religion; Secularism; Social change; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDE; THEORY; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0141703211     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-003-0668-6     Document Type: Article

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