Hospital characteristics associated with post-discharge suicide of severely depressed patients

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-221

  Lin, Herng Ching ^a,d   Lee, Hsin Chien ^b,c,d   Kuo, Nai Wen ^a,d   Chu, Chien Heng ^a,d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Rutgers University   (United States)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Depression; Post discharge suicide; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; SURVIVAL; TAIWAN;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 49949084317     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.01.030     Document Type: Article

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