Violence, psychological distress and the risk of suicidal behaviour in young people in India

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 459-469

  Pillai, Aravind ^a   Andrews, Teddy ^a   Patel, Vikram ^a,b  

^a Sangath Centre   (India)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; India; Mental health; Suicide; Violence; Youth

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; GENDER IDENTITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIA; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; URBAN HEALTH; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 64349096398     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn166     Document Type: Article

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