Suicidal ideation and suicide attempt among adolescents in Western Jamaica: A preliminary study

Crisis

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 317-327

  Kukoyi, Omobolawa Y ^a   Shuaib, Faisal M ^a   Campbell Forrester, Sheila ^b   Crossman, Lisabeth ^b   Jolly, Pauline E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b St Vincent and the Grenadines   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Jamaica; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAMAICA; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAMAICA; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751502780     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000038     Document Type: Article

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