Characteristics of adolescent suicide attempters admitted to an acute psychiatric ward in Taiwan

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 428-435

  Chiou, Pei Ning ^a   Chen, Ying Sheue ^a   Lee, Ying Chiao ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Psychiatry; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOPELESSNESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PANIC; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TAIWAN; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 33749335667     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70286-2     Document Type: Article

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