Risk factors for suicidal behavior in borderline personality disorder: A review and update

Borderline Personality Disorder

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 333-365

  Soloff, Paul H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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