CSF testosterone in 43 male suicide attempters

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 105-109

  Gustavsson, Gunnar ^a   Träskman Bendz, Lil ^a   Higley, J Dee ^b   Westrin, Åsa ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NIH Animal Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressiveness; Depressive disorder; Personality disorder; Suicide, attempted; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DYSTHYMIA; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0345700794     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-977X(02)00131-1     Document Type: Article

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