Suicidal behavior among delinquent former child welfare clients

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 349-355

  Bjorkenstam C ^a,b   Bjorkenstam E ^a,b   Ljung, R ^a,b   Vinnerljung, B ^b,c   Tuvblad, C ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare intervention; Foster care; Juvenile delinquency; Social background; Suicidal behavior; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD WELFARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN;

EID: 84878800193     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-012-0372-8     Document Type: Article

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