Ideation-to-action theories of suicide: a conceptual and empirical update

Current Opinion in Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue , 2018, Pages 38-43

  Klonsky, E David ^a   Saffer, Boaz Y ^a   Bryan, Craig J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 85026917975     PISSN: 2352250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.07.020     Document Type: Review

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