Suicide in rural Haiti: Clinical and community perceptions of prevalence, etiology, and prevention

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 83, Issue , 2013, Pages 61-69

  Hagaman, Ashley K ^a   Wagenaar, Bradley H ^b   McLean, Kristen E ^c   Kaiser, Bonnie N ^d   Winskell, Kate ^e   Kohrt, Brandon A ^f  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Haiti; Healthcare communication; Mental health; Qualitative methods; Suicide

Indexed keywords

CHRISTIANITY; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; RURAL SOCIETY; SUICIDE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY LIVING; FEMALE; HAITI; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SUICIDE;

HAITI;

EID: 84875388201     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.01.032     Document Type: Article

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