Mental pain and suicide: A systematic review of the literature

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue JUN, 2016, Pages

  Verrocchio, Maria Cristina ^a   Carrozzino, Danilo ^a,b   Marchetti, Daniela ^a   Andreasson, Kate ^b   Fulcheri, Mario ^a   Bech, Per ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Mental pain; Psychache; Psychological pain; Suicidal behavior; Suicidal ideation; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PAIN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84977616837     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16640640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00108     Document Type: Review

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