Suicide attempts among adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Clinical considerations

Mental Health Aspects of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 33-41

  Huggins, Janet E ^a   Grant, Therese ^a   O'Malley, Kieran ^b   Streissguth, Ann P ^a  

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

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; FAS; Fetal alcohol spectrum effects; Impulsivity; Intellectual disability; Prenatal; Psychiatric; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 43949116260     PISSN: 10573291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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