Seasonality of self-destructive behaviour: Seasonal variations in demographic and suicidal characteristics in Van, Turkey

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 110-119

  Aydin, Adem ^a   Gulec, Mustafa ^b   Boysan, Murat ^a   Selvi, Yavuz ^a   Selvi, Fatih ^c   Kadak, Muhammed Tayyib ^a   Besiroglu, Lutfullah ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Education and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gender; Seasonal variation; Suicide; Suicide methods; Suicide reasons

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SELF DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TURKEY;

EID: 84877971707     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: 14711788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13651501.2012.697565     Document Type: Article

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