Psychiatry Research
Volume 120, Issue 3 , Pages 247-255 , 15 October 2003

Suicidal ideation and aggressiveness in school-aged youths

  • Paola Miotto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Drugs and Alcohol Dependence, ULSS 7, Conegliano, TV, Italy
    • Department of Mental Health, ULSS 7, Conegliano, TV, Italy
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  • Monica De Coppi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health, ULSS 7, Conegliano, TV, Italy
    • ,
  • Michela Frezza

      Affiliations

    • Department of Drugs and Alcohol Dependence, ULSS 7, Conegliano, TV, Italy
    • ,
  • Donatella Petretto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Cagliari and Centro Medico Genneruxi, via Costantinopoli 42, Cagliari I-09129, Italy
    • ,
  • Carmelo Masala

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Cagliari and Centro Medico Genneruxi, via Costantinopoli 42, Cagliari I-09129, Italy
    • ,
  • Antonio Preti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Cagliari and Centro Medico Genneruxi, via Costantinopoli 42, Cagliari I-09129, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39-70-480922; fax: +39-70-499149

Received 15 May 2001 ,Revised 18 January 2002 ,Accepted 24 January 2002.

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doi: 10.1016/S0165-1781(03)00193-8

Psychiatry Research
Volume 120, Issue 3 , Pages 247-255 , 15 October 2003

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