Bereavement by suicide as a risk factor for suicide attempt: A cross-sectional national UK-wide study of 3432 young bereaved adults

BMJ Open

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Pitman, Alexandra L ^a,b   Osborn, David P J ^a,b   Rantell, Khadija ^c   King, Michael B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST PANCRAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEREAVEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STIGMA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960157079     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009948     Document Type: Article

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