Effect of religion on suicide attempts in outpatients with schizophrenia or schizo-affective disorders compared with inpatients with non-psychotic disorders

European Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 188-194

  Huguelet, Philippe ^a   Mohr, Sylvia ^a   Jung, Valérie ^a   Gillieron, Christiane ^b   Brandt, Pierre Yves ^c   Borras, Laurence ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Religion; Schizophrenia; Spirituality; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CHRISTIAN; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; MOSLEM; OUTPATIENT; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RELIGIOUS GROUP; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SPIRITUALITY; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 34047092946     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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