The effects of religion, superstition, and perceived gender inequality on the degree of suicide intent: A study of serious attempters in China

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 185-197

  Zhang, Jie ^a,b   Xu, Huilan ^c  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHINA; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SUPERSTITION;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHINA; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SUPERSTITIONS;

EID: 35649008371     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/OM.55.3.b     Document Type: Article

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