Defense mechanisms and suicide risk in major depression

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-86

  Hovanesian, Shushan ^a   Isakov, Isak ^a   Cervellione, Kelly L ^a  

^a JAMAICA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Defense mechanisms; Depression; Major depressive disorder; Suicide; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW YORK; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 58149240060     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110802572171     Document Type: Article

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