Suicide among stalkers

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 514-520

  McEwan, Troy ^a   Mullen, Paul ^a,b   MacKenzie, Rachel ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Risk factors; Stalking; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEXUAL DEVIATION; STALKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; THREAT;

EID: 77955072009     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940903564370     Document Type: Article

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