Why do people choose charcoal burning as a method of suicide? An interview based study of survivors in Taiwan

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 131, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 402-407

  Tsai, Chi Wei ^a,b   Gunnell, David ^c   Chou, Yuan Hwa ^d,e   Kuo, Chian Jue ^a,f   Lee, Ming Been ^g,h   Chen, Ying Yeh ^a,e,i  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^h NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

ⁱ TAIPEI CITY PSYCHIATRIC CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Charcoal burning; Suicide; Suicide intention; Suicide method; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK SUICIDE INTENT SCALE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF POISONING; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SURVIVOR; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVIVORS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955891815     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.12.013     Document Type: Article

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