Personality, suicidal ideation, and reasons for living among older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 67 B, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-166

  Segal, Daniel L ^a   Marty, Meghan A ^a   Meyer, William J ^a   Coolidge, Frederick L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Older Adults; Personality; Resilience; Suicide Risk

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

EID: 84859201710     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr080     Document Type: Article

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