Suicidality in Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong: The role of family and cultural influences

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 278-284

  Chan, Wincy S C ^a   Law, Chi Kin ^a   Liu, Ka Y ^a,b   Wong, Paul W C ^a   Law, Yik Wa ^a   Yip, Paul S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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

Author keywords

Adolescents; Chinese; Family responsibility; Negative coping; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHINESE; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKILL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; CULTURE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63949088472     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-008-0434-x     Document Type: Article

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