The next generation of psychological autopsy studies: Part 2. Interview procedures

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-103

  Conner, Kenneth R ^a,b   Beautrais, Annette L ^c   Brent, David A ^d,e   Conwell, Yeates ^a   Phillips, Michael R ^f   Schneider, Barbara ^g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b VA VISN 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^g WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention   (China)

^h GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUICIDE;

HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE;

EID: 84856860369     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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