Suicidal thoughts and depressive feelings amongst Estonian schoolchildren: Effect of family relationship and family structure

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 457-468

  Samm, Algi ^a,b   Tooding, Liina Mai ^a   Sisask, Merike ^b,c   Kõlves, Kairi ^b,d   Aasvee, Katrin ^e   Värnik, Airi ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Estonian Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute   (Estonia)

^c TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Depressive feelings; Economic deprivation; Relationships in family; Suicidal thoughts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ESTONIA; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; STOMACH PAIN; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ESTONIA; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTHERS; ODDS RATIO; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 77953651680     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-009-0079-7     Document Type: Article

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