Suicidal adolescents' social support from family and peers: Gender-specific associations with psychopathology

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-114

  Kerr, David C R ^a   Preuss, Lesli J ^b   King, Cheryl A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Depression; Gender differences; Social support; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE;

EID: 33744483788     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-005-9005-8     Document Type: Article

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