Lifetime risk of suicide for affective disorder, alcoholism and schizophrenia

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 172, Issue JAN., 1998, Pages 35-37

  Inskip, Hazel M ^a   Harris, E Clare ^b   Barraclough, Brian ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE;

EID: 0031889558     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.172.1.35     Document Type: Article

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