Suicidal thoughts in young people: Their frequency and relationships with personality factors

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 809-820

  Stewart, Mary E ^a   Donaghey, Claire ^b   Deary, Ian J ^b   Ebmeier, Klaus P ^b,c  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Mood; Personality; Suicidal thoughts; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349155840     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.10.018     Document Type: Article

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