Coming out to talk about suicide: Gay men and suicidality

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 92-101

  McAndrew, Sue ^a   Warne, Tony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bricolage; Free association narrative interviewing; Gay men; Suicidality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 77954365021     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2009.00644.x     Document Type: Article

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