Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among women firefighters: An examination of associated features and comparison of pre-career and career prevalence rates

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 221, Issue , 2017, Pages 107-114

  Stanley, Ian H ^a   Hom, Melanie A ^a   Spencer Thomas, Sally ^b   Joiner, Thomas E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Denver   (United States)

Author keywords

Firefighters; First responders; Occupation; Suicide; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CAREER; CAREER MOBILITY; CAREER PLANNING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85020896268     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.06.016     Document Type: Article

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