Quantifying the impact of recent negative life events on suicide attempts

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 359-368

  Bagge, Courtney L ^a   Glenn, Catherine R ^b   Lee, Han Joo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Negative life events; Suicidality; Suicide attempts; Timeline follow back method; Trigger

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGATIVE LIFE EVENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 84878485067     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030371     Document Type: Article

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