Violent and nonviolent methods of suicide: Different patterns may be found in men and women with severe depression

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 255-264

  Brådvik, Louise ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Gender; Suicide; Suicide attempts; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34250175513     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110701402611     Document Type: Article

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