Clinical characteristics and biological parameters in temperamental clusters of suicide attempters

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-55

  Engström, Gunnar ^a   Alling, Christer ^a   Gustavsson, Petter ^b   Oreland, Lars ^c   Träskman Bendz, Lil ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Dexamethasone; Monoamine metabolites; Monoamine oxidase; Suicide attempts; Temperament

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING); DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTROVERSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; METHOXYHYDROXYPHENYLGLYCOL; MIDDLE AGED; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; SPINAL PUNCTURE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 0031004192     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(97)00029-3     Document Type: Article

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