Suicide in juveniles and adolescents in the United Kingdom

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1155-1165

  Windfuhr, Kirsten ^a   While, David ^a   Hunt, Isabelle ^a   Turnbull, Pauline ^a   Lowe, Rebecca ^a   Burns, Jimmy ^a   Swinson, Nicola ^a   Shaw, Jenny ^a   Appleby, Louis ^a   Kapur, Navneet ^a   Ashton, Alyson ^b   Stones, Phil ^b   Hadfield, Kelly ^b   Daud, Huma ^b   Flynn, Sandra ^b   Rodway, Cathryn ^b   Roscoe, Alison ^b   Bickley, Harriet ^b   Pearson, Anna ^b   Saini, Pooja ^b   Da Cruz, Damien ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Mental health services; Mental illness; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MONITORING; MOOD DISORDER; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54849432391     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01938.x     Document Type: Article

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