Suicide-related behaviors and anxiety in children and adolescents: A review

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1133-1144

  Hill, Ryan M ^a   Castellanos, Daniel ^b   Pettit, Jeremy W ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anxiety; Children; Review; Risk factors; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ANXIETY; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 80051658035     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2011.07.008     Document Type: Review

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