Suicide among homosexual youth.
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The Relationship between Suicide Risk
For decades, investigators have sought to explain the increasing rates of suicide among adolescents and to identify remediable predisposing factors. Despite substantial progress, the possibility has been raised that existing research has overlooked important clues to the problem. Specifically, the contribution of bisexual and homosexual youth to suicide deaths has been a matter of recent intere...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The American journal of psychiatry
دوره 149 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992