Youth suicide attempts and the dose-response relationship to parental risk factors: A population-based study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 313-319

  Christiansen, E ^a   Goldney, R D ^b   Beautrai, A L ^c,d   Agerbo, E ^e  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dose response; parental risk factors; youth suicide attempts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEPRESSION; ENGLAND; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PUBERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 79952819095     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291710000747     Document Type: Article

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