Ethology and Suicidal Behaviour

The International Handbook of Suicide and Attempted Suicide

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 95-106

  Goldney, Robert D ^a,b  

^a Adelaide Clinic   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethology; Psychodynamic hypotheses; Suicidal behaviour; Tentative analogies; Theoretical formulations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949771655     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470698976.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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