Transcultural differences in suicide attempters: Analysis on a high-risk population of patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 89, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 140-146

  Altamura, A C ^a   Mundo, E ^a   Bassetti, R ^a   Green, A ^b   Lindenmayer, J P ^c   Alphs, L ^d   Meltzer, H Y ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical variables; Schizophrenia; Suicide; Transcultural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SMOKING; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLISM; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 33845309633     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2006.08.023     Document Type: Article

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