Aspects of the suicidal career in severe depression: A comparison between attempts in suicides and controls

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 339-349

  Brådvik, Louise ^a   Berglund, Mats ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attempted suicide; Depression; Life event; Longitudinal study; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037000795     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110214527     Document Type: Article

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