Adolescent Suicide Attempters: Post-attempt Course and Implications for Treatment

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 161-173

  Spirito, Anthony ^a,c   Boergers, Julie ^a   Donaldson, Deidre ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 1542630739     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0879(200007)7:3<161::AID-CPP233>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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