The spectrum of suicidal ideation in Great Britain: Comparisons across a 16-74 years age range

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 795-805

  Dennis, Michael ^a   Baillon, Sarah ^a   Brugha, Traolach ^a   Lindesay, James ^a   Stewart, Robert ^b   Meltzer, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO LIFE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SINGLE MAN; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WIDOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 34248512403     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291707000013     Document Type: Article

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