Prevalence and predictors of parasuicide in chronic psychosis

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 375-382

  Walsh, E ^a   Harvey, K ^b   White, I ^c   Manley, C ^d   Fraser, J ^e   Stanbridge, S ^c   Murray, R M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affective psychosis; Attempted suicide; Parasuicide; Psychosis; Risk factors; Schizoaffective disorder; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0032747672     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb10881.x     Document Type: Article

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