Suicide & mental disorders - A maze?

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 124, Issue OCT., 2006, Pages 371-374

  Vijayakumar, Lakshmi ^a  

^a Sneha Suicide Prevention Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CLOZAPINE; LITHIUM SALT;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; AUTOMUTILATION; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDER; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INDIA; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF POISONING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; WAR; STATISTICS;

HUMANS; INDIA; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 34247152006     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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