Suicide in women

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue , 2015, Pages 233-238

  Vijayakumar, Lakshmi ^a  

^a The Voluntary Health Services Chennai   (India)

Author keywords

Attempted suicide; domestic violence; suicide; women

Indexed keywords

AGE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EATING DISORDER; EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE; HUNGER; NEOPLASM; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 84938300585     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.161484     Document Type: Review

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