Suicidality in chronic pain: A review of the prevalence, risk factors and psychological links

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 575-586

  Tang, Nicole K Y ^a   Crane, Catherine ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC PAIN; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; HELPLESSNESS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MEDLINE; PREVALENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; PAIN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 33645736058     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291705006859     Document Type: Review

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