Hopelessness, helplessness, and haplessness as predictors of suicidal ideation

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 321-324

  Lester, David ^a   Walker, Rheeda L ^b  

^a RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 35648972664     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/OM.55.4.f     Document Type: Article

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