Prevalence of and risk factors for suicide attempts versus suicide gestures: Analysis of the National Comorbidity Survey

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 616-623

  Nock, Matthew K ^a   Kessler, Ronald C ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Intent to die; Risk factors; Self harm; Self injury; Suicide attempt; Suicide gesture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GESTURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748860938     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.115.3.616     Document Type: Article

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