Application of an interpersonal-psychological model of suicidal behavior to physicians and medical trainees

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Cornette, Michelle M ^a   Deroon Cassini, Terri A ^a   Fosco, Gregory M ^b   Holloway, Richard L ^a   Clark, David C ^a   Joiner, Thomas E ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Belongingness; Burden; Medical residents; Medical students; Physicians; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHYSICIANS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SUICIDE;

EID: 58149218336     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110802571801     Document Type: Article

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