Correlates of suicide ideation in a population-based sample of cancer patients

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 49-62

  Schneider, Karen L ^a   Shenassa, Edmond ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Comorbidities; Mental illness; Suicide ideation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; MOUTH CANCER; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POLYPHARMACY; POOR GENERAL CONDITION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER; SAMPLE SIZE; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39749167262     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v26n02_04     Document Type: Article

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