Views on suicide among middle-aged and elderly populations in Japan: Their association with demographic variables and feeling shame in seeking help

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 105-112

  Kageyama, Takayuki ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Demographic variables; mental health literacy; prevention; seeking help; suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SHAME; SUICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHAME; SUICIDE;

EID: 84857535412     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: 14401819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2011.02313.x     Document Type: Article

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