Suicide among patients with schizophrenia: A consideration of risk and protective factors

Annals of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 173-182

  Montross, Lori P ^a   Zisook, Sidney ^a   Kasckow, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Resiliency; Risk and protective factors; Suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE;

EID: 23844551742     PISSN: 10401237     EISSN: 15473325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401230591002156     Document Type: Review

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