Gender-specific risk factors for suicidality among high school students

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-205

  Epstein, Jennifer A ^a   Spirito, Anthony ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Sexual behavior; Substance use; Suicidal ideation; Suicide attempts; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE OF ONSET; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 77954841364     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2010.494130     Document Type: Article

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