Characteristics of Soldiers with Self-Harm in the Israeli Defense Forces

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 410-418

  Shelef, Leah ^a   Fruchter, Eyal ^a   Spiegel, Dror Ortasse ^a   Shoval, Gal ^b   Mann, J John ^c   Zalsman, Gil ^b,c  

^a MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

army; military; NSSI; suicide; suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MILITARY MEDICINE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOLDIER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

ANXIETY; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MILITARY PSYCHIATRY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911975091     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2013.845121     Document Type: Article

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