Incomplete oedipism and chronic suicidality in psychotic depression with paranoid delusions related to eyes

Annals of General Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Pompili, Maurizio ^a,b   Lester, David ^c   Tatarelli, Roberto ^b   Girardi, Paolo ^b  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SUICIDE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM CARBONATE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; QUETIAPINE;

ADULT; ANHEDONIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; EYE INJURY; HOPELESSNESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OEDIPISM; PARANOIA; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33845267799     PISSN: 1744859X     EISSN: 1744859X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-859X-5-18     Document Type: Article

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