Psychological autopsy study of suicides by people aged under 35

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 175, Issue AUG., 1999, Pages 168-174

  Appleby, Louis ^a   Cooper, Jayne ^a   Amos, Tim ^a   Faragher, Brian ^b  

^a WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDE;

EID: 0032797477     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.175.2.168     Document Type: Article

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