Career prevalence and correlates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among firefighters

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 187, Issue , 2015, Pages 163-171

  Stanley, Ian H ^a   Hom, Melanie A ^a   Hagan, Christopher R ^a   Joiner, Thomas E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attempts; Firefighters; Non suicidal self injury; Plans; Suicide ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALASKA NATIVE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CAREER MOBILITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIVORCED PERSON; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEPARATED PERSON; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; YOUNG ADULT; DECISION MAKING; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940643534     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.08.007     Document Type: Article

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