The interrelation between organophosphate toxicity and the epidemiology of depression and suicide

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-73

  Jaga, Kushik ^a,b,d   Dharmani, Chandrabhan ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Farming; Organophosphates; Suicide; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE TOXICITY; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DRUG MECHANISM; DYSTHYMIA; FATALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE;

EID: 34249880424     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2007.22.1.57     Document Type: Review

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