The association between adult attachment style, mental disorders, and suicidality: Findings from a population-based study

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 201, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 579-586

  Palitsky, Daniel ^a   Mota, Natalie ^a   Afifi, Tracie O ^a   Downs, A Craig ^a   Sareen, Jitender ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attachment; Mental disorders; Nationally representative; Population based; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTACHMENT STYLE; CHILDHOOD; COHABITING PERSON; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIED PERSON; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879859804     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e31829829ab     Document Type: Article

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