Describing and Measuring the Pathway to Suicide Attempts: A Preliminary Study

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 353-369

  Millner, Alexander J ^a   Lee, Michael D ^b   Nock, Matthew K ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84980002286     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12284     Document Type: Article

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