A discussion of the value of cross-cultural studies in search of the meaning(s) of suicidal behavior and the methodological challenges of such studies

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-27

  Hjelmeland, Heidi ^a,b   Kinyanda, Eugene ^a,c   Knizek, Birthe Loa ^a   Owens, Vicki ^d   Nordvik, Hilmar ^a   Svarva, Kyrre ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c Butabika National Referral and Teaching Mental Hospital   (Uganda)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cross cultural; Meaning; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUICIDE; UGANDA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUICIDE; UGANDA;

EID: 33646106352     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110500318257     Document Type: Article

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