Suicidal behavior as communication in a cultural context a comparative study between Uganda and Norway

Crisis

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 137-144

  Hjelmeland, Heidi ^a,b   Knizek, Birthe Loa ^a   Kinyanda, Eugene ^c   Musisi, Seggane ^d   Nordvik, Hilmar ^b   Svarva, Kyrre ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Communication theory; Culture; Intentionality; Suicidal behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NORWAY; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; NORWAY; SUICIDE; UGANDA;

EID: 47849085537     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.29.3.137     Document Type: Article

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