Sexual orientation and gender identity in youth suicide victims: An exploratory study

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-34

  Renaud, Johanne ^a,b   Berlim, Marcelo T ^a   Begolli, Melissa ^c   McGirr, Alexander ^d   Turecki, Gustavo ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Pediatrics Medical School of the Centro Médico Universidad Central del Este   (Dominican Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Gender identity; Same sex sexual orientation; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; DYSTHYMIA; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OUTCOME VARIABLE; POPULATION; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SUICIDE; VICTIM;

EID: 76649129555     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371005500105     Document Type: Article

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