Familicide and suicide in a case of gambling dependence

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 156-168

  Anderson, Ants ^a   Sisask, Merike ^b   Värnik, Airi ^a,b  

^a Estonian Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute   (Estonia)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Familicide; Homicide suicide; Impulsivity; Pathological gambling; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FAMILY LIFE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RECORD; NARCISSISM; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHAME; STRANGULATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 79951818019     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2010.518244     Document Type: Article

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