The lived experiences of brokered brides who have attempted suicide in Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 3409-3420

  Lin, Yao Yu ^a   Huang, Xuan Yi ^b   Chen, Chung Ying ^a   Shao, Wen Chuan ^a  

^a Tsaotun Psychiatric Center   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attempted suicide; Brokered brides; Lived experiences; Nurses; Nursing; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIVORCE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SURVIVAL; TAIWAN;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIVORCE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MARRIAGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449586965     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02839.x     Document Type: Article

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