The Problematic Label of Suicide Gesture: Alternatives for Clinical Research and Practice

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 221-227

  Heilbron, Nicole ^a   Compton, Jill S ^b   Daniel, Stephanie S ^c   Goldston, David B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

functional assessment; language for describing psychiatric symptoms; nomenclature; operational definitions; suicide attempt; suicide gesture

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953854844     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018712     Document Type: Article

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