Suicidal risk and childhood adversity: A study of Indian college students

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 154-159

  Singh, Saumya ^a,b   Manjula, M ^a   Philip, Mariamma ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^b Sangath   (India)

Author keywords

Adverse childhood experiences; Early trauma; Hopelessness; Parenting styles; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK HOPELESSNESS SCALE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD; COLLEGE STUDENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK; STUDENTS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862023225     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: 18762026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2012.02.024     Document Type: Article

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