Attitudes and beliefs of adolescents and parents regarding adolescent suicide

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 221-227

  Schwartz, Kimberly A ^a   Pyle, Sara A ^b   Dowd, M Denise ^c   Sheehan, Karen ^d  

^a Med Ctr Ctrl Massachusetts U   (United States)

^b KANSAS CITY UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND BIOSCIENCES   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Focus groups; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUDIO RECORDING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUBURBAN AREA; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FIREARMS; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE;

EID: 76049108696     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2248     Document Type: Article

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