Adolescents' suicidal thinking and reluctance to consult general medical practitioners

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 343-356

  Wilson, Coralie J ^a,b   Deane, Frank P ^a,b   Marshall, Kellie L ^c   Dalley, Andrew ^c  

^a Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c Illawarra Division of General Practice   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barriers; Help seeking; Primary health care; Psychological distress; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 77951043833     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9436-6     Document Type: Article

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