Mortality and further suicidal behaviour after an index suicide attempt: A 10-year study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 95-100

  Gibb, Sheree J ^a   Beautrais, Annette L ^a   Fergusson, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

10 year study; Attempted suicide; Mortality; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEATH; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LETHALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 14044260063     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2005.01514.x     Document Type: Article

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