A Framework for Bridging Cultural Barriers in Suicide Risk Assessment: The Role of Compatibility Heuristics

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 55-72

  Rogers, James R ^a   Russell, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

culture; prevention; race; suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890846805     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: 15523861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000012471823     Document Type: Article

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