The internal suicide debate hypothesis: Exploring the life versus death struggle

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-192

  Harris, Keith M ^a   McLean, John P ^b   Sheffield, Jeanie ^b   Jobes, David ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SUICIDE; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SUICIDE; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952395780     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2010.40.2.181     Document Type: Article

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