Coping with thoughts of suicide: Techniques used by consumers of mental health services

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1214-1221

  Alexander, Mary Jane ^a   Haugland, Gary ^a   Ashenden, Peter ^b   Knight, Ed ^c   Brown, Isaac ^d  

^a NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Depression Bipolar Support Alliance   (United States)

^c ValueOptions ^*  (United States)

^d Mental Health Empowerment Project   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONSUMER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIGION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69949089031     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2009.60.9.1214     Document Type: Article

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