Suicidal behavior during economic hard times

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 492-497

  Elliott, Marta ^a   Naphan, Dara E ^a   Kohlenberg, Barbara L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

community mental health care; economic hardship; narratives; recession; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ECONOMIC RECESSION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84937880094     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764014556391     Document Type: Article

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