The social nature of male suicide: A new analytic model

International Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 240-252

  Coleman, Daniel ^a   Kaplan, Mark S ^a   Casey, John T ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Masculinity; Men; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTIC MODEL; COGNITION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MARRIAGE; MASCULINITY; MODEL; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84864397073     PISSN: 15326306     EISSN: 19330278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/jmh.1003.240     Document Type: Review

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