Facets of anger, childhood sexual victimization, and gender as predictors of suicide attempts by psychiatric patients after hospital discharge

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 879-890

  Sadeh, Naomi ^a   McNiel, Dale E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Gender; Sexual victimization; Suicide attempts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DSM-III-R; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NOVACO ANGER SCALE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOM; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883819583     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032769     Document Type: Article

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