Suicide intent and accurate expectations of lethality: Predictors of medical lethality of suicide attempts

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1170-1174

  Brown, Gregory K ^a   Henriques, Gregg R ^a,b   Sosdjan, Daniella ^a   Beck, Aaron T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYING; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETHALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 10644272509     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.72.6.1170     Document Type: Article

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