Completed suicide in medical/surgical patients: Who is at risk?

Current Psychiatry Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 242-246

  Bostwick, J Michael ^a   Rackley, Sandra J ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; LITHIUM;

AGITATION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SURGICAL PATIENT; TERMINAL DISEASE;

CAUSALITY; FAMILY PRACTICE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INPATIENTS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SUICIDE; SURGERY;

EID: 34250193664     PISSN: 15233812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11920-007-0026-6     Document Type: Review

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