A psychological autopsy study of pathological gamblers who died by suicide

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 213-216

  Wong, Paul W C ^a   Chan, Wincy S C ^a   Conwell, Yeates ^b   Conner, Kenneth R ^b   Yip, Paul S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Indebtedness; Pathological gambling; Psychological autopsy study; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE STUDY; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; TIME OF DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71749085476     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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