Reasons for desiring death: Examining causative factors of suicide attempters treated in emergency rooms in Korea

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 168, Issue , 2014, Pages 349-356

  Lim, Meerae ^a   Kim, Sung Wan ^b   Nam, Yoon Young ^c   Moon, Eunsoo ^d   Yu, Jechun ^e   Lee, Soojung ^f   Chang, Jae Seung ^a   Jhoo, Jin Hyeong ^g   Cha, Boseok ^h   Choi, Jung Seok ^i,j   Ahn, Yong Min ⁱ   Ha, Kyooseob ^a,c,i   Kim, Jayoun ^a   Jeon, Hong Jin ^k   Park, Jong Ik ^f,g  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Eulji University   (South Korea)

^f Korea Suicide Prevention Center   (South Korea)

^g Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^h Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

ⁱ Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^j Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

^k Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Cause of suicide attempt; Psychiatric symptoms; Stress; Suicide; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEATH; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; KOREA; LETHALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELECTION BIAS; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905581366     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.07.026     Document Type: Article

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