Suicidal ideation among low-income women on family assistance programs

Women and Health

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 65-83

  Stallones, Lorann ^a   Leff, Marilyn ^a   Canetto, Silvia Sara ^a   Garrett, Carol J ^b   Mendelson, Bruce ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Colorado State University ^*  (United States)

^c Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORADO; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 35949004442     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v45n04_04     Document Type: Article

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