The Interactive Effects of the Capability for Suicide and Major Depressive Episodes on Suicidal Behavior in a Military Sample

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 22-30

  Chu, Carol ^a   Podlogar, Matthew C ^a   Hagan, Christopher R ^a   Buchman Schmitt, Jennifer M ^a   Silva, Caroline ^a   Chiurliza, Bruno ^a   Hames, Jennifer L ^a   Stanley, Ian H ^a   Lim, Ingrid C ^b   Joiner, Thomas E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Office of the Surgeon General   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired capability for suicide; Major depressive episodes; Military; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; SOLDIER; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 84955629396     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-015-9727-z     Document Type: Article

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