Emotional regulation of mental pain as moderator of suicidal ideation in military settings

European Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 765-769

  Shelef, L ^a   Fruchter, E ^a   Hassidim, A ^a   Zalsman, G ^b,c,d  

^a MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

^b GEHA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Army; Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder; Mental pain; Military; Suicide attempt; Suicide ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL REGULATION OF MENTAL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; ORBACH AND MIKULINCER MENTAL PAIN SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCALE FOR SUICIDE IDEATION; SOLDIER; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ISRAEL; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONTROL; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SELF-CONTROL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941023473     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2014.12.004     Document Type: Article

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