Suicide and Self-Harm by Drowning: A Review of the Literature

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 95-112

  Haw, Camilla ^a   Hawton, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attempted suicide; drowning; self harm; submersion; suicide; trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; DROWNING; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VERY ELDERLY; WALES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; DROWNING; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; WALES;

EID: 84955161396     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2015.1025120     Document Type: Review

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