History of suicide attempts in adults with asperger syndrome

Crisis

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 273-277

  Paquette Smith, Melissa ^a   Weiss, Jonathan ^b   Lunsky, Yona ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autism; Depression; Suicidality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CANADA; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906083475     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: 21512396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000263     Document Type: Article

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