Measuring the suicidal mind: Implicit cognition predicts suicidal behavior

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 511-517

  Nock, Matthew K ^a   Park, Jennifer M ^b   Finn, Christine T ^b   Deliberto, Tara L ^a   Dour, Halina J ^a   Banaji, Mahzarin R ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Iat; Prediction; Suicide; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 77951229584     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610364762     Document Type: Article

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