Characteristics of Chinese suicide attempters admitted to a geropsychiatric unit

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1033-1036

  Yang, Cheng Hung ^a   Tsai, Shih Jen ^b   Chang, Jay Wen ^c   Hwang, Jen Ping ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Yuan Shan Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aged; Major depressive disorders; Stress; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; STRESS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA, PARANOID; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TAIWAN;

EID: 0035177283     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.480     Document Type: Article

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