Gender differences in the association of mixed anxiety and depression with suicide

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 474-475

  Bjerkeset, Ottar ^a,b,e   Romundstad, Pål ^c   Gunnell, David ^d  

^a Department of Research and Development   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e Levanger Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIXED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION; SELF MEDICATION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STIGMA; SUICIDE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 44949128915     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.045203     Document Type: Article

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