Depression, Anxiety and Quality of Life in Suicide Survivors: A Comparison of Close and Distant Relationships

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-10

  Mitchell, Ann M ^a,b,c   Sakraida, Teresa J ^a,b,c   Kim, Yookyung ^a,b,c   Bullian, Leann ^a,b,c   Chiappetta, Laurel ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEREAVEMENT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEREAVEMENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PENNSYLVANIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUICIDE; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59649097257     PISSN: 08839417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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