Analyzing language in suicide notes and legacy tokens: Investigating clues to harm of self and harm to others in writing

Crisis

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 140-147

  Egnoto, Michael J ^a   Griffin, Darrin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Legacy tokens; LIWC text analysis; Prevention; Suicide writings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; WRITING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; WRITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84971577962     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: 21512396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000363     Document Type: Article

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