Racial differences in hopelessness as a risk factor for a nearly lethal suicide attempt

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 285-302

  Durant, Tonji ^a   Mercy, James ^a   Kresnow, Marcie Jo ^a   Simon, Thomas ^a   Potter, Lloyd ^b   Hammond, W Rodney ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Education Development Center

Author keywords

Blacks; Hopelessness; Race; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745815140     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798406290468     Document Type: Review

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