Being in want of control: Experiences of being on the road to, and making, a suicide attempt

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Pavulans, Katarina Skogman ^a   Bolmsjö, Ingrid ^b   Edberg, Anna Karin ^c   Öjehagen, Agneta ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Being suicidal; Patients' experiences; Sense of control; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875124319     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v7i0.16228     Document Type: Article

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