Perfectionism, hopelessness, and suicide ideation: Revisions to diathesis-stress and specific vulnerability models

Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 279-319

  Blankstein, Kirk R ^a   Lumley, Crystal Hillis ^a   Crawford, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coping; Gender; Hopelessness; Perfectionism; Social support; Suicide ideation

Indexed keywords

EID: 35748943474     PISSN: 08949085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10942-007-0053-6     Document Type: Article

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