Patterns of distress, precipitating events, and reflections on suicide attempts by young Latinas

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1773-1779

  Zayas, Luis ^a   Gulbas, Lauren E ^a   Fedoravicius, Nicole ^a   Cabassa, Leopoldo J ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; GENDER RELATIONS; LATINO PEOPLE; PERCEPTION; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GUILT; HISPANIC; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL STRESS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIALIZATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; NEW YORK CITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952541107     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.02.013     Document Type: Article

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