Reliability and validation of the hebrew version of the reasons for attempting suicide questionnaire (RASQ-H) and its importance for mental pain

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 486-496

  Levinger, Shai ^a   Holden, Ronald R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911985564     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12087     Document Type: Article

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