Sources of psychological pain and suicidal thoughts among homeless adults

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 271-280

  Coohey, Carol ^a   Easton, Scott D ^b   Kong, Jooyoung ^b   Bockenstedt, Julie K W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Humility of Mary Housing Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929709442     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12126     Document Type: Article

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