Linguistic analysis of suicide notes in Spain

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 145-155

  Fernández Cabanaa, Mercedes ^a   Jiménez Féliz, Julio ^b   Alves Pérez, María Teresa ^c   Mateos, Raimundo ^a   Rodríguez, Ignacio Gómez Reino ^d   García Caballero, Alejandro ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b Institute of Legal Medicine of Galicia (IMELGA)   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^d Servicio de Obstetricia y Ginecología   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gender; Language; LIWC; Suicidal note; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENIAL; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; SUICIDE; SUICIDE NOTE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84938062186     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/s0213-61632015000200006     Document Type: Article

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