Suicide attempts amongst elderly bipolar patients

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-94

  Aizenberg, Dov ^b   Olmer, Ahikam ^b   Barak, Yoram ^a  

^a ABARBANEL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Bipolar; Elderly; Mood stabilizers; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 32844455616     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2005.12.013     Document Type: Article

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