Validity of proxy-based reports of impulsivity and aggression in Chinese research on suicidal behavior

Crisis

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 137-142

  An, Jing ^a   Phillips, Michael R ^a,b   Conner, Kenneth R ^c  

^a BEIJING HUILONGGUAN HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; China; Impulsivity; Proxy reports; Suicidal behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 77957084440     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000019     Document Type: Article

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