Suicide and perfectionism: A psychological autopsy study of non-clinical suicides

Omega (United States)

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 381-399

  Kiamanesh, Parvin ^a   Dyregrov, Kari ^a   Haavind, Hanne ^b   Dieserud, Gudrun ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOPSY; CONTROL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SPOUSE; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOPSY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SPOUSES; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922327346     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/OM.69.4.c     Document Type: Article

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