Dissecting the suicide phenotype: The role of impulsive-aggressive behaviours

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 398-408

  Turecki, Gustavo ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Impulsive aggressive behaviors; Personality traits; Psychopathology; Risk factors; Suicidal behavior; Suicide

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGGRESSION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; PROGNOSIS; SEROTONIN; SUICIDE;

EID: 29144471872     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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