The Importance of Mental Pain and Physical Dissociation in Youth Suicidality

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 322-339

  Levinger, Shai ^a   Somer, Eli ^a   Holden, Ronald R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescents; dissociation; inpatients; mental pain; suicide; young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MARRIAGE; MARRIED PERSON; MENTAL DISSOCIATION; MENTAL PAIN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE (MARITAL STATUS); SUICIDE ATTEMPT; YOUNG ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84929504588     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2014.989644     Document Type: Article

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