Social predictors of suicidal behaviour in adolescents in Trinidad and Tobago

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 186-191

  Ali, Akleema ^a   Maharajh, Hari D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Predictors; Suicidal ideation; Suicide attempts; Trinidad

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGIOUS GROUP; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 14944345347     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-005-0846-9     Document Type: Article

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