Likelihood of suicidality at varying levels of depression severity: A Re-Analysis of NESARC data

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 620-627

  Uebelacker, Lisa A ^a   Strong, David ^a   Weinstock, Lauren M ^a   Miller, Ivan W ^a  

^a BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751672390     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2010.40.6.620     Document Type: Article

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