The language of suicidology

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 519-532

  Silverman, Morton M ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a University of Chicago ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Natl Suicide Prev Resources Center   (United States)

^d Jed Foundation   (United States)

^e Denver VA VISN 19 MIRECC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSENSUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 33750838548     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 03630234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2006.36.5.519     Document Type: Article

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