The impact of the nature of relationships on perceived burdensomeness and suicide ideation in a community sample of older adults

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 635-649

  Jahn, Danielle R ^a   Cukrowicz, Kelly C ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERCEPTION; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

EID: 82955189723     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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