Family functioning and suicidal ideation/behaviour in adolescents: A pilot study

Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-121

  Van Renen, Lindsay J ^a   Wild, Lauren G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENT T TEST; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 58149469070     PISSN: 17280583     EISSN: 17280591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/JCAMH.2008.20.2.7.690     Document Type: Article

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