Suicide in adolescents: Using life charts to understand the suicidal process

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 199-210

  Fortune, Sarah ^a   Stewart, Anne ^b   Yadav, Vikram ^c   Hawton, Keith ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTERSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Risk factors; Suicidal process; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 34249303386     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2006.10.022     Document Type: Article

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