Sexual orientation and risk factors for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among adolescents and young adults

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2017-2019

  Silenzio, Vincent M B ^a   Pena, Juan B ^b   Duberstein, Paul R ^b   Cerel, Julie ^b   Knox, Kerry L ^b  

^a Family Medicine Research Programs   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LESBIAN; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35748977654     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.095943     Document Type: Article

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