Adolescent suicide prevention: Gender differences in students' perceptions of the acceptability and intrusiveness of school-based screening programs

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 271-285

  Eckert, Tanya L ^a   Miller, David N ^b   Riley Tillman, T Christopher ^c   DuPaul, George J ^d  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Adolescent; Intrusiveness; Prevention; School; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746362874     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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