Characterization of impulsivity in suicide completers: Clinical, behavioral and psychosocial dimensions

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 195-204

  Zouk, Hana ^a   Tousignant, Michel ^a,b   Seguin, Monique ^a,b   Lesage, Alain ^a,c   Turecki, Gustavo ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Impulsivity; Life events; Psychological autopsy; Psychopathology; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE;

EID: 33646426665     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2006.01.016     Document Type: Article

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