Correlates of serious suicidal ideation and attempts in female adult sexual assault survivors

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-57

  Ullman, Sarah E ^a   Najdowski, Cynthia J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL FEMALE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGING; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; THINKING;

EID: 63649099709     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2009.39.1.47     Document Type: Article

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