Impact of familial factors and psychopathology on suicidality among African American adolescents

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 199-218

  Joe, Sean ^a   Clarke, Jenell ^a   Ivey, Asha Z ^a   Kerr, David ^b   King, Cheryl A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Black adolescents; Family; Social support; Suicide; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749047091     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v15n02_12     Document Type: Article

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