Suicidal and nonsuicidal adolescents: Different factors contribute to self-esteem

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 525-535

  Grøholt, Berit ^a   Ekeberg, Øivind ^b   Wichstrøm, Lars ^c   Haldorsen, Tor ^d  

^a Sogn Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 27744452423     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 03630234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2005.35.5.525     Document Type: Article

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