Impulsivity and hopelessness as predictors of suicide-related ideation among older adults

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 684-692

  Neufeld, Eva ^a   O'Rourke, Norm ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hopelessness; Impulsivity; Suicide related ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APATHY; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIREARM; GERIATRICS; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 70350475631     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370905401005     Document Type: Article

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