Risk Factors for Medically Serious Suicide Attempts: Evidence for a Psychodynamic Formulation of Suicidal Crisis

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 555-576

  Fowler, J Christopher ^a   Hilsenroth, Mark J ^b   Groat, Michael ^a   Biel, Spencer ^c   Biedermann, Christina ^c   Ackerman, Steven ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Adlephi University   (United States)

^c AUSTEN RIGGS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; EGO; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OUTPATIENTS; REALITY TESTING; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84863001659     PISSN: 00030651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003065112442240     Document Type: Article

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