Self-reported suicidal behavior and attitudes toward suicide and suicide prevention among psychology students in Ghana, Uganda, and Norway

Crisis

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-31

  Hjelmeland, Heidi ^a,b   Akotia, Charity S ^c   Owens, Vicki ^d   Knizek, Birthe L ^a   Nordvik, Hilmar ^a   Schroeder, Rose ^e   Kinyanda, Eugene ^f  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^e AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^f MRC/UVRI   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Africa; Attitudes; Prevention; Suicidal behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UGANDA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CULTURE; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UGANDA;

EID: 41049087811     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.29.1.20     Document Type: Article

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