Miseries suffered, unvoiced, unknown? Communication of suicidal intent by men in "rural" Queensland, Australia

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 589-597

  McPhedran, Samara ^a   De Leo, Diego ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CULTURE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUEENSLAND; RURAL POPULATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

EID: 84889887010     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12041     Document Type: Article

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