Comparative study of suicide potential among pakistani and american psychiatric patients

Death Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-46

  Farooqi, Yasmin Nilofer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FIRESTONE ASSESSMENT OF SELF DESTRUCTIVE THOUGHTS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; PAKISTAN; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ANXIETY; CHRISTIANITY; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; PAKISTAN; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347717580     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180490249247     Document Type: Article

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