Medicalisation of suicide

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 77-82

  Pridmore, Saxby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Mental health; Prevention; Suicide; Terminology; Western world

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDICALISATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 80053490145     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: 21804303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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