Comorbid substance use reduces the health care contacts of suicide attempters with schizophrenia spectrum or mood disorders

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 637-647

  Suominen, Kirsi H ^a,b   Isometsä, Erkki T ^a   Lönnqvist, Jouko K ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aftercare; Attempted suicide; Health care; Mental disorders; Schizophrenia; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0038327533     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a006970     Document Type: Article

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