Suicide or accident? A psychological autopsy study of suicide in youths under the age of 16 compared to deaths labeled as accidents

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Freuchen, Anne ^a,b   Kjelsberg, Ellen ^c   Grøholt, Berit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Sørlandet Hospital   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Accident; Adolescent; Children; Labeling; Suicide; Suicide intent

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 84866009057     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17532000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1753-2000-6-30     Document Type: Article

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