Is Cumulative Exposure to Suicide Attempts and Deaths a Risk Factor for Suicidal Behavior Among Firefighters? A Preliminary Study

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 669-677

  Kimbrel, Nathan A ^a,b,c   Pennington, Michelle L ^d   Cammarata, Claire M ^e   Leto, Frank ^e   Ostiguy, William J ^f   Gulliver, Suzy B ^d,g  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Government of New york   (United States)

^f Boston Fire Department   (United States)

^g TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84978077192     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12248     Document Type: Article

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