A history of major depressive disorder influences intent to die in violent suicide attempters

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 690-695

  Astruc, Bernard ^a   Torres, Stephane ^b   Jollant, Fabrice ^a   Jean Baptiste, Sophie ^d   Castelnau, Didier ^a   Malafosse, Alain ^c,e   Courtet, Philippe ^a,c  

^a LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)   (Ethiopia)

^e GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; VIOLENCE;

EID: 2942729661     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v65n0515     Document Type: Article

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