Antecedents of suicide in people with schizophrenia

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 173, Issue OCT., 1998, Pages 330-333

  Heila H ^a   Isometsa E T ^a   Henriksson, M M ^a   Heikkinen, M E ^a   Marttunen, M J ^a   Lonnqvist J K ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOTHER; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF REPORT; SPOUSE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0031682565     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.173.4.330     Document Type: Article

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