Personality differences in attempted suicide versus suicide in adults 50 years of age or older

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 126-133

  Useda, J David ^a   Duberstein, Paul R ^a   Conner, Kenneth R ^a   Beckman, Anthony ^a   Franus, Nathan ^a   Tu, Xin ^a   Conwell, Yeates ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Older adults; Personality traits; Suicidal behaviors; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 33846970572     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.75.1.126     Document Type: Article

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