The Pschology of Suicidal Behaviour

The International Handbook of Suicide and Attempted Suicide

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 79-93

  Williams, J Mark G ^a   Pollock, Leslie R ^a,b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b POWYS TEACHING HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dichotomous thinking and cognitive rigidity; External environmental factors; Intrapsychic concepts; Psychodynamic models; Psychology of suicidal behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949755588     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470698976.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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