Depression moderated the effect of exposure to suicide news on suicidality among college students in Taiwan

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 585-592

  Chiu, Szu Hua ^a   Ko, Huei Chen ^a,b   Wu, Jo Yung Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; SUICIDE; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 36148954263     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2007.37.5.585     Document Type: Article

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