Suicidal behavior among Muslim Arabs in Israel

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-17

  Gal, Gilad ^a,b   Goldberger, Nehama ^c   Kabaha, Ahmed ^c   Haklai, Ziona ^c   Geraisy, Nabil ^c   Gross, Raz ^c,d   Levav, Itzhak ^c  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Completed suicide; Islam; Israel; Psychiatric epidemiology; Suicidal behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARAB; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; DEATH CERTIFICATE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARABS; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; ISRAEL; JEWS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856882263     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-010-0307-y     Document Type: Article

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