Do Undiagnosed Suicide Decedents Have Symptoms of a Mental Disorder?

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 1744-1752

  Joiner, Thomas E ^a   Buchman Schmitt, Jennifer M ^a   Chu, Carol ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

mental disorder symptoms; psychiatric illness; psychological autopsy; stressful life events; stressors; suicide; suicide decedents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE;

EID: 85021974285     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22498     Document Type: Article

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