Suicide in elderly depressed patients: Is active vs. passive suicidal ideation a clinically valid distinction?

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 197-207

  Szanto, Katalin ^a   Reynolds III, Charles F ^a   Frank, Ellen ^a   Stack, Jacqueline ^a   Fasiczka, Amy L ^a   Miller, Mark ^a   Mulsant, Benoit H ^a   Mazumdar, Sati ^a   Kupfer, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORTRIPTYLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0029951159     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-199622430-00003     Document Type: Article

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