Polypharmacy and suicide attempts in bipolar disorder

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-38

  Gazalle, Fernando Kratz ^a,b   Hallal, Pedro Curi ^c   Tramontina, Juliana ^a,b   Rosa, Adriane Ribeiro ^a,d   Andreazza, Ana Cristina ^a   Zanatto, Vanessa ^b   Santin, Aida ^a,b   Kapczinski, Flávio ^a,b   Ceresér, Keila Maria ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Mood disorder; Polypharmacy; Suicide; Suicide, attempt

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYPHARMACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 34147141533     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-44462006005000021     Document Type: Article

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