Perceived burdensomeness, familism, and suicidal ideation among mexican women: Enhancing understanding of risk and protective factors

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 561-573

  Garza, Monica J ^a   Pettit, Jeremy W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 78751677151     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2010.40.6.561     Document Type: Article

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