Dissociation and acquired capability as facilitators of suicide ideation among soldiers

Crisis

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 388-397

  Shelef, Lea ^a   Levi Belz, Yossi ^b   Fruchter, Eyal ^a  

^a MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

^b RUPPIN ACADEMIC CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acquired capability; Dissociation; Military; Soldiers; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84914181509     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: 21512396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000278     Document Type: Article

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