The Spanish Reasons for Living Inventory (SRFL-I): Factor Structure and Association with Suicide Risk Among Spanish Speaking Hispanics

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 354-371

  Garza, Monica J ^a   Cramer, Robert J ^b  

^a Legacy Community Health Services   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; factor structure; reasons for living; Spanish; suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TRANSLATING;

EID: 84857680789     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2011.615704     Document Type: Article

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