Factorial differentiation among depression, hopelessness, and psychache in statistically predicting suicidality

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 50-63

  Troister, Talia ^a   Holden, Ronald R ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

construct validity; depression; hopelessness; psychache; Shneidman

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870039731     PISSN: 07481756     EISSN: 19476302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748175612451744     Document Type: Article

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