A cross-national study on gender differences in suicide intent

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Freeman, Aislinné ^a   Mergl, Roland ^a,e   Kohls, Elisabeth ^a   Székely, András ^b   Gusmao, Ricardo ^c   Arensman, Ella ^d   Koburger, Nicole ^a,e   Hegerl, Ulrich ^a,e   Rummel Kluge, Christine ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^e Forschungszentrum der Stiftung Deutsche Depressionshilfe   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attempt; Gender differences; Intent; Suicidal behaviour; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUNGARY; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTUGAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; AUTOMUTILATION; EUROPE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

DRUG OVERDOSE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 85021359834     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-017-1398-8     Document Type: Article

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