Assessing motivations for suicide attempts: Development and psychometric properties of the inventory of motivations for suicide attempts

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 532-546

  May, Alexis M ^a   Klonsky, E David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84885667210     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12037     Document Type: Article

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