Suicide in psychiatric patients: Case-Control study in Singapore

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 509-519

  Yew Thong, Jiunn ^a   Su Alex H C , A H C ^a   Huak Chan, Yiong ^b   Hock Chia, Boon ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Case control study; Psychiatric illness; Risk factors; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMORBIDITY; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGAPORE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SINGAPORE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 45949084194     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670802050553     Document Type: Article

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