Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages 204-205 , March 2007

Delinquent Accounts: Does Delinquency Account for Suicidal Behavior?

  • David A. Brent, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Academic Chief, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic, Endowed Chair in Suicide Studies, Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics & Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Jeffrey A. Bridge, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Investigator, Columbus Children’s Research Institute, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

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PII: S1054-139X(06)00641-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.12.014

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages 204-205 , March 2007

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