College Students' Reasons for Concealing Suicidal Ideation

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 83-98

  Burton Denmark, Adryon ^a   Hess, Elaine ^a   Becker, Martin Swanbrow ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

college students; concealment; help seeking; suicidal ideation; suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862192107     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87568225.2012.659158     Document Type: Article

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