Adolescent suicide attempts in Bærum, Norway, 1984-2006: Trends, triggers, and underlying reasons

Crisis

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 255-264

  Dieserud, Gudrun ^a,d   Gerhardsen, Ragnhild M ^b   Van den Weghe, Hanne ^c   Corbett, Karina ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b LOVISENBERG DIAKONALE HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d Suicide Prevention Team   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Deliberate self harm; Repetition; Suicide attempt; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONFLICT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; NORWAY; POPULATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; NORWAY; PATIENT ADMISSION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBURBAN POPULATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 78650243297     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000030     Document Type: Article

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