Moral objections to suicide and suicidal ideation among mood disordered Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 360-365

  Richardson Vejlgaard, Randall ^a   Sher, Leo ^a   Oquendo, Maria A ^a   Lizardi, Dana ^b   Stanley, Barbara ^a  

^a New York State Psychiatric Institute ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Moral objections to suicide; Protective factor; Reasons for living; Risk factor; Suicide acceptability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; MORALITY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

EID: 58149357678     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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