Relations between desire for early death, depressive symptoms and antidepressant prescribing in terminally ill patients with cancer

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 386-390

  Tiernan, E ^d,e   Casey, P ^a   O'Boyle, C ^b   Birkbeck, G ^c   Mangan, M ^d   O'Siorain, L ^d   Kearney, M ^d  

^a Our Lady's Hospice Ltd Dublin   (Ireland)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d National Research Agency   (Ireland)

^e ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DEPRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 0036342537     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.95.8.386     Document Type: Article

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