Three scales assessing High School Students' attitudes and perceived norms about seeking adult help for distress and suicide concerns

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 157-172

  Schmeelk Cone, Karen ^a   Pisani, Anthony R ^a   Petrova, Mariya ^a   Wyman, Peter A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STUDENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; STUDENTS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859702832     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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