Psychological symptoms of close relatives of suicide victims

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-39

  Saarinen, Pirjo Irmeli ^a   Viinamäki, Heimo ^a   Hintikka, Jukka ^a   Lehtonen, Johannes ^a   Lönnqvist, Jouko ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Depression; Psychiatric care; Suicide survivor

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; GUILT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; RELATIVE; SUICIDE;

EID: 0344075960     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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