Suicide attempters vs. ideators: Are there differences in personality profiles?

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-161

  Gil, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Personality traits; Psychiatric patients; Suicidal ideations; Suicide attempts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF DISCLOSURE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTPATIENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 18444364510     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110590904007     Document Type: Article

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