Inadequacy of antidepressant treatment for patients with major depression who are at risk for suicidal behavior

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 190-194

  Oquendo, Maria A ^a   Malone, Kevin M ^b   Ellis, Steven P ^b   Sackeim, Harold A ^b   Mann, J John ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; PHENELZINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033023346     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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