The acceptance of suicide motives - A key for understanding the differences of national suicide rates?;Die akzeptanz von suizidmotiven - Ein schlüssel zu den unterschieden nationaler suizidraten?

Neuropsychiatrie

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 172-179

  Ritter, Kristina ^a   Stompe, Thomas ^b,c  

^a Krankenhaus Hietzing Mit Neurologischem   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Justizanstalt Göllersdorf ^*

Author keywords

Culture; Self rating instrument; Suicide motives; Suicide rates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; GUILT; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; POPULATION MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHAME; SUICIDE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRIA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SHAME; SUICIDE;

EID: 55549087555     PISSN: 09486259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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