Parental death in childhood and self-inflicted injuries in young adults-a national cohort study from Sweden

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1103-1111

  Rostila, Mikael ^a   Berg, Lisa ^a   Arat, Arzu ^a   Vinnerljung, Bo ^a   Hjern, Anders ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Registry data; Self inflicted injuries; Suicide; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL DEATH; PARENTAL DEATH; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SELF POISONING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FAMILY; HOSPITALIZATION; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTAL DEATH; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959374605     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-016-0833-6     Document Type: Article

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