Comparison of psychiatric inpatient suicides with suicides completed in the surrounding community

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 335-338

  Marusic, Andrej ^a   Tavcar, Rok ^b   Dernovsek, Mojca ^b   Steblaj, Tone ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Clinical Radiology Institute   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Atypical depression; Inpatient; Male female ratio; Suicide; Suicide method

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SLOVENIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE;

AGE FACTORS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SLOVENIA; SUICIDE;

EID: 0036030989     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080394802760322097     Document Type: Article

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