Young adult suicide and sexual orientation: What should counselors know?

Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 33-48

  Rutter, Philip A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Counseling; LGB; Sexual orientation; Suicide risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547325228     PISSN: 15538605     EISSN: 15538338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J462v01n03_04     Document Type: Article

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