Suicidal communication signifies suicidal intent in Chinese completed suicides

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1845-1854

  Zhou, Xue Mei ^a   Jia, Shu Hua ^b  

^a Jiangxi Psychiatric Hospital   (China)

^b DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Behavioral communication; Completed suicide; Mental disorders; Psychological autopsy; Suicidal communication; Verbal communication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUTOPSY; BEHAVIOR; CHINA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUTOPSY; CHINA; COMMUNICATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84867979435     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-012-0488-7     Document Type: Article

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