The hypothesis of a continuum in suicidality: A discussion on its validity and practical implications

Mental Illness

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 73-78

  Sveticic, Jerneja ^a   De Leo, Diego ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTENT VALIDITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 84866160802     PISSN: 20367457     EISSN: 20367465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/mi.2012.e15     Document Type: Article

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