Alcohol-related suicides in victims with a history of hospital-treated depression

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 455-463

  Hakko, Helinä ^a   Koponen, Petri ^b   Viilo, Kaisa ^b   Särkioja, Terttu ^b   Meyer Rochow, V Benno ^b,c   Räsänen, Pirkko ^b   Timonen, Markku ^b  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; SURVIVAL TIME; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644858951     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550490500247131     Document Type: Review

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