Lithium and suicidal behavior in patients with bipolar disorder

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1831-1832

  Rihmer, Zoltan ^a   Gonda, Xenia ^a   Tondo, Leonardo ^b  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; LITHIUM SALT; MOOD STABILIZER;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 57349169185     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v69n1120c     Document Type: Letter

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