Suicidal behavior in bipolar mood disorder: Clinical characteristics of attempters and nonattempters

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-117

  Oquendo, Maria A ^a   Waternaux, Christine ^a   Brodsky, Beth ^a   Parsons, Bruce ^a   Haas, Gretchen L ^a   Malone, Kevin M ^a   Mann, J John ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar mood disorder; Demographic, psychopathologic and familial risk factors; Suicidal behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXPERIENCE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEW YORK CITY; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0034256973     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(99)00129-9     Document Type: Article

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