The association between pathological gambling and attempted suicide: Findings from a national survey in Canada

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 605-612

  Newman, Stephen C ^a,c   Thompson, Angus H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attempted suicide; Pathological gambling; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 34948825904     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370705200909     Document Type: Article

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