Correlates of suicidality in firefighter/EMS personnel

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 208, Issue , 2017, Pages 177-183

  Martin, Colleen E ^a   Tran, Jana K ^b   Buser, Sam J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b Houston Fire Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Firefighters; Posttraumatic stress; Suicidality

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT; COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SUICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84994030797     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.08.078     Document Type: Article

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