Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
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| Discipline | Psychiatry |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Thomas Joiner |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1971-present |
| Publisher |
Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association of Suicidology
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| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| 1.333 (2011) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Suicide Life-Threat. Behav. |
| NLM | Suicide Life Threat Behav |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN |
1943-278X |
| OCLC no. | 645274714 |
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Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior is a peer-reviewed academic journal published six times per year by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association of Suicidology. The journal was established in 1971 by Edwin S. Shneidman. Its current editor-in-chief is Thomas Joiner (Florida State University). The journal covers scientific research on suicidal and other life-threatening behaviors, including risk factors for suicide, ethical issues in intervention research, and mental health needs of those bereaved by suicide.
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2011 impact factor of 1.333, ranking it 45th out of 125 journals in the category "Psychology Multidisciplinary" and 60th out of 117 journals in the category "Psychiatry (Social Science)".